Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:Biology
gptkbp:alma_mater gptkb:University_of_Paris
gptkbp:associated_with gptkb:Paris
gptkb:Museum_of_Natural_History,_Paris
gptkb:evolution
gptkb:scientific_community
natural history
natural selection
scientific revolution
gptkbp:born April 15, 1772
gptkbp:child gptkb:Eugène_Saint-Hilaire
gptkbp:contribution comparative anatomy
development of evolutionary theory
gptkbp:died June 10, 1844
gptkbp:field gptkb:organ
zoology
paleontology
evolutionary science
gptkbp:field_of_study biology
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:Louis_Agassiz
gptkb:Charles_Darwin
gptkb:Ernst_Haeckel
gptkb:Richard_Owen
gptkb:Alfred_Russel_Wallace
gptkb:John_Ray
gptkb:Thomas_Huxley
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:Carl_Linnaeus
gptkb:Georges_Cuvier
gptkb:Georges-Louis_Leclerc,_Comte_de_Buffon
gptkb:Jean-Baptiste_Lamarck
gptkb:Aristotle
gptkbp:known_for theory of evolution
his contributions to the understanding of vertebrate anatomy
his opposition to Cuvier's catastrophism
his studies on animal morphology
the concept of morphological unity
the concept of unity of composition
his role in the development of zoology as a science.
gptkbp:member gptkb:French_Academy_of_Sciences
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:French
gptkbp:notable_students gptkb:Isidore_Geoffroy_Saint-Hilaire
gptkbp:notable_work Philosophie anatomique
Essai sur la philosophie zoologique
Histoire naturelle générale et particulière
Philosophie zoologique
Recherches sur l'organisation des êtres vivants
Sur les rapports de l'anatomie et de la zoologie
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:Scientist
gptkbp:research_focus evolutionary biology
species variation
animal classification
comparative anatomy of vertebrates
gptkbp:residence gptkb:France
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Marie-Anne_de_Saint-Hilaire
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Panda
gptkbp:bfsLayer 3