Georges Cuvier, French zoologist and academic (born 1769)

Georges Cuvier

French naturalist, zoologist and paleontologist (1769–1832)

Jean Léopold Nicolas Frédéric, baron Cuvier, known as Georges Cuvier, was a French naturalist and zoologist, sometimes referred to as the "founding father of paleontology". Cuvier was a major figure in natural sciences research in the early 19th century and was instrumental in…