Pierre André Latreille, French zoologist and entomologist (born 1762)

Pierre André Latreille was a French zoologist, specialising in arthropods. Having trained as a Roman Catholic priest before the French Revolution, Latreille was imprisoned, and only regained his freedom after recognising a rare beetle species he found in the prison, Necrobia ruficollis.

February 6 is the 37th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 328 days remain until the end of the year.