Georges Cuvier
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Georges Cuvier was a pioneering French naturalist and zoologist regarded as the founder of comparative anatomy and paleontology, known for establishing extinction as a scientific fact.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Georges Cuvier canonical | 16 |
| Jean Léopold Nicolas Frédéric Cuvier | 2 |
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Target entity: Georges Cuvier Context triple: [Louis Agassiz, influencedBy, Georges Cuvier]
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Louis Agassiz
Louis Agassiz was a 19th-century Swiss-American naturalist and geologist known for his pioneering work on glaciation and influential but controversial views on biology and race.
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Alexander von Humboldt
Alexander von Humboldt was a pioneering 18th–19th century Prussian naturalist and explorer whose integrative studies of nature helped lay the foundations of modern biogeography and deeply shaped later scientists such as Charles Darwin.
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Thomas Henry Huxley
Thomas Henry Huxley was a 19th-century English biologist and public intellectual known as “Darwin’s Bulldog” for his vigorous advocacy of evolutionary theory and his contributions to comparative anatomy and science education.
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Augustin Pyramus de Candolle
Augustin Pyramus de Candolle was a prominent 19th-century Swiss botanist known for pioneering work in plant taxonomy and for developing an influential natural system of plant classification.
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Ernst Haeckel
Ernst Haeckel was a German biologist, naturalist, and philosopher known for his influential work in evolutionary theory, detailed biological illustrations, and the popularization of Darwin’s ideas in continental Europe.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Georges Cuvier Target entity description: Georges Cuvier was a pioneering French naturalist and zoologist regarded as the founder of comparative anatomy and paleontology, known for establishing extinction as a scientific fact.
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A.
Louis Agassiz
Louis Agassiz was a 19th-century Swiss-American naturalist and geologist known for his pioneering work on glaciation and influential but controversial views on biology and race.
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B.
Alexander von Humboldt
Alexander von Humboldt was a pioneering 18th–19th century Prussian naturalist and explorer whose integrative studies of nature helped lay the foundations of modern biogeography and deeply shaped later scientists such as Charles Darwin.
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C.
Thomas Henry Huxley
Thomas Henry Huxley was a 19th-century English biologist and public intellectual known as “Darwin’s Bulldog” for his vigorous advocacy of evolutionary theory and his contributions to comparative anatomy and science education.
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D.
Augustin Pyramus de Candolle
Augustin Pyramus de Candolle was a prominent 19th-century Swiss botanist known for pioneering work in plant taxonomy and for developing an influential natural system of plant classification.
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E.
Ernst Haeckel
Ernst Haeckel was a German biologist, naturalist, and philosopher known for his influential work in evolutionary theory, detailed biological illustrations, and the popularization of Darwin’s ideas in continental Europe.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
French person
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anatomist ⓘ human ⓘ naturalist ⓘ paleontologist ⓘ scientist ⓘ zoologist ⓘ |
| awardReceived | Copley Medal ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1769-08-23 ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
County of Montbéliard
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Kingdom of Württemberg ⓘ Montbéliard ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Père Lachaise Cemetery ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | France ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1832-05-13 ⓘ |
| deathPlace |
France
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Paris ⓘ |
| educatedAt | Académie Caroline de Stuttgart ⓘ |
| familyName | Cuvier ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
comparative anatomy
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natural history ⓘ paleontology ⓘ zoology ⓘ |
| fullName |
Georges Cuvier
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Jean Léopold Nicolas Frédéric Cuvier
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| givenName |
Frederic
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surface form:
Frédéric
Jean ⓘ Léopold ⓘ Nicholas ⓘ
surface form:
Nicolas
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| influenced |
Louis Agassiz
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Richard Owen ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Buffon
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Carl Linnaeus ⓘ |
| knownFor |
catastrophism theory
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establishing extinction as a scientific fact ⓘ founding comparative anatomy ⓘ founding vertebrate paleontology ⓘ opposition to evolutionary transformism ⓘ |
| memberOf |
Académie française
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Académie des Sciences ⓘ
surface form:
French Academy of Sciences
Prussian Academy of Sciences ⓘ Royal Society ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Le Règne Animal
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Recherches sur les ossemens fossiles de quadrupèdes ⓘ Le Règne Animal ⓘ
surface form:
Tableau élémentaire de l’histoire naturelle des animaux
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| positionHeld |
councillor of state of France
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perpetual secretary of the French Academy of Sciences ⓘ professor at Muséum national d’Histoire naturelle ⓘ |
| religion | Lutheranism ⓘ |
| theory | catastrophism ⓘ |
| workLocation | Paris ⓘ |
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Referenced by (18)
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