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Paul Henri Fischer

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Paul Henri Fischer
Born(1835-07-07)7 July 1835
Died29 November 1893(1893-11-29)(aged 58)
CitizenshipFrench
ChildrenFrench zoologist Pierre Marie Henri Fischer (1865-1916)
Scientific career
FieldsZoology
InstitutionsNational Museum of Natural History (France)

Paul Henri Fischer(also spelledPaul-Henri Fischer), (7 July 1835Paris– 29 November 1893) was a Frenchphysician,zoologistandpaleontologist.He is generally known asPaul Fischer.

Biography

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He studied science and medicine, securing doctorates in both, and became assistant in paleontology at theNational Museum of Natural Historyin Paris. He was made assistant naturalist there in 1872. Beginning in 1856, he was joint editor, with A. C. Bernardi to start with, of theJournal de Conchyliologie.He served several terms as president of theSociété Géologique de Franceand theSociété Zoologique de France.In 1880, he was a member of the commission forsubmarine dredging.

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References

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  • "Fischer, Paul Henri".Nordisk familjebok(in Swedish). Vol. 8. 1908. p. 402.
  • Gilman, D. C.;Peck, H. T.; Colby, F. M., eds. (1905)."Fischer, Paul Henri".New International Encyclopedia(1st ed.). New York: Dodd, Mead.
  • Rines, George Edwin, ed. (1920)."Fischer, Paul Henri".Encyclopedia Americana.
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