Georges Pruvôt
French zoologist
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Georges Florentin Pruvôt (11 April 1852, Saint-Amand-Montrond – 15 October 1924, Paris) was a French zoologist. He was the husband of malacologist Alice Pruvot-Fol (1873-1972).[1]
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Georges Florentin Pruvôt | |
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| Born | 11 April 1852 Saint-Amand-Montrond, France |
| Died | 15 October 1924 (aged 72) Neuilly-sur-Seine, France |
| Citizenship | France |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Biology, zoology |
He studied in Paris, obtaining his medical doctorate in 1882, followed by his doctorate in natural sciences in 1885. From 1885 he was a lecturer to the faculty of sciences in Paris, later relocating to Grenoble, where in 1893 he became a professor of zoology. In 1898 he returned to Paris as chef des travaux de zoologie (chief of zoological research).[2] In 1900 he was named director of the laboratory at Banyuls-sur-Mer,[3] and two years later, began giving classes in comparative anatomy in Paris.[4]
The solenogaster genus Pruvotia was named after him by Johannes Thiele. Also, organisms with the specific epithet of pruvoti are named in his honor.[3]
Selected works
- Anatomiques et Recherches sur le systems morphologiques nerveux of Annelides polychetes, 1885 - Anatomical and morphological research on the nervous system of Polychaeta.
- Vers et arthropod, 1886 - Worms and arthropods.
- Annelides polychetes de Nouvelle-Calidonie recueillies Francois, 1930 - Polychaete annelids of New Caledonia collected by François (Introduction and notes by Pierre Fauvel).[5]