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Isidore Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire

Isidore Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire
Born16 December 1805
Died10 November 1861(1861-11-10) (aged 55)
Paris, France
NationalityFrench
Known forTeratology, ethology
Scientific career
FieldsZoologist
Author abbrev. (zoology)I. Geoffroy

Isidore Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire (French pronunciation: [izidɔʁ ʒɔfʁwa sɛ̃t‿ilɛʁ]; 16 December 1805 – 10 November 1861) was a French zoologist and an authority on deviation from normal structure. In 1854 he coined the term éthologie (ethology).[1]

  1. ^ Encyclopaedia Universalis Histoire de l'éthologie

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