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 Frédéric Cuvier
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| Born | June 28, 1773 |
| Died | July 24, 1838 (aged 65) |
| Nationality | French |
| Fields | Zoology |
| Institutions | Muséum d'Histoire Naturelle |
| Notable awards | Member of the Royal Society |
| Author abbreviation (zoology) | F. Cuvier |
Frédéric Cuvier (June 28, 1773, Montbéliard, Doubs – July 24, 1838) was a French zoologist. He was the younger brother of noted naturalist and zoologist Georges Cuvier.
Frederic was the head keeper of the menagerie at the Muséum d'Histoire Naturelle in Paris from 1804 to 1838. He named the red panda (Ailurus fulgens) in 1825. The chair of comparative physiology was created for him at the Muséum d'Histoire Naturelle in 1837. He was elected as a foreign member of the Royal Society in 1835.
Bibliography
- Histoire naturelle des mammifères (4 vols., 1819–1842) (with Étienne Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire)
- Dictionnaire des sciences naturelles, Strasbourg & Paris, 1826
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