G. Cuvier

GPTKB entity

Statements (48)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:hospital
gptkb:physicist
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Inia_geoffrensis
gptkb:Kobus_mekkarensis
gptkb:Mesoplodon_densirostris
gptkbp:alma_mater gptkb:University_of_Göttingen
gptkbp:associated_with gptkb:Muséum_national_d'histoire_naturelle
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Copley_Medal
Royal Society Fellow
gptkbp:birth_date August 23, 1769
gptkbp:birth_place gptkb:Montbéliard
gptkbp:children gptkb:Paul_Cuvier
Georges Cuvier Jr.
Marie Cuvier
gptkbp:contribution establishment of paleontology as a science
advancement of geology
development of the concept of extinction
gptkbp:death_date May 13, 1832
gptkbp:field natural history
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label G. Cuvier
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:Louis_Agassiz
gptkb:Charles_Lyell
gptkb:Richard_Owen
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:Georges-Louis_Leclerc,_Comte_de_Buffon
gptkb:Jean-Baptiste_Lamarck
gptkbp:invention fossil identification
paleontological classification
comparative anatomy techniques
gptkbp:is_involved_in scientific expeditions
natural history studies
scientific community in France
gptkbp:known_for comparative anatomy
paleontology
theory of catastrophism
gptkbp:legacy influence on modern biology
influence on evolutionary theory
founder of paleontology
impact on geology
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:French
gptkbp:notable_work gptkb:Le_Règne_Animal
Discours sur les révolutions de la surface du globe
Recherches sur les ossemens fossiles
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:University
gptkb:physicist
gptkbp:place_of_death gptkb:Paris
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Sophie_Cuvier
gptkbp:staff gptkb:Georges_Cuvier