|
gptkbp:instance_of
|
gptkb:hospital
gptkb:physicist
|
|
gptkbp:bfsLayer
|
5
|
|
gptkbp:bfsParent
|
gptkb:Furcifer_rhinoceratus
|
|
gptkbp:associated_with
|
gptkb:École_Polytechnique
gptkb:Société_d'histoire_naturelle_de_Paris
gptkb:Académie_des_sciences
|
|
gptkbp:awards
|
gptkb:Legion_of_Honour
gptkb:Copley_Medal
Royal Society Fellow
|
|
gptkbp:birth_place
|
gptkb:Montbéliard,_France
|
|
gptkbp:born
|
August 23, 1769
|
|
gptkbp:child
|
gptkb:Paul_Cuvier
gptkb:Georges_Cuvier
gptkb:Sophie_Cuvier
Marie Cuvier
|
|
gptkbp:children
|
gptkb:Paul_Cuvier
gptkb:Georges_Cuvier
Marie Cuvier
|
|
gptkbp:contribution
|
established extinction as a fact
pioneered the study of vertebrate paleontology
establishment of extinction as a fact
development of comparative anatomy
advancement of geology
developed the concept of fossil record
|
|
gptkbp:died
|
May 13, 1832
|
|
gptkbp:education_institution
|
gptkb:École_Polytechnique
|
|
gptkbp:employs
|
gptkb:Muséum_national_d'histoire_naturelle
|
|
gptkbp:field
|
geology
natural history
zoology
|
|
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
|
George Cuvier
|
|
gptkbp:influenced
|
gptkb:Charles_Lyell
gptkb:Richard_Owen
|
|
gptkbp:influenced_by
|
gptkb:Georges-Louis_Leclerc,_Comte_de_Buffon
gptkb:Jean-Baptiste_Lamarck
|
|
gptkbp:invention
|
paleontological classification
|
|
gptkbp:known_for
|
comparative anatomy
paleontology
theory of catastrophism
|
|
gptkbp:legacy
|
father of paleontology
influence on modern biology
founder of comparative anatomy
|
|
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:place_of_death
|
gptkb:Paris,_France
|
|
gptkbp:spouse
|
gptkb:Sophie_Cuvier
|
|
gptkbp:wrote
|
gptkb:Le_Règne_Animal
|