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  2. The fossil evidence led him to propose that periodically the Earth went through sudden changes, each of which could wipe out a number of species. Cuvier established extinctions as a fact that any future scientific theory of life had to explain. In Darwin ‘ s theory, species that did not adapt to changing environments or withstand the ...

  3. Georges Cuvier died, age 62, of cholera on May 13, 1832 in Paris, and was buried in the Cemetery of the Father.

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  4. For the full article, see Georges Cuvier. Georges, Baron Cuvier , (born Aug. 23, 1769, Montbéliard [now in France]—died May 13, 1832, Paris, France), French zoologist and statesman who established the sciences of comparative anatomy and paleontology.

  5. May 21, 2018 · Cuvier, Georges (1769-1832) French naturalist. Georges L é opold Chr é tien Fr é d é ric Dagobert, Baron Cuvier was a French naturalist who is known as the founder of the field of paleontology, as well as the founder of comparative anatomy. Cuvier was born in Montbeliard, near Basel.

  6. Mar 1, 2020 · This year is the 250th anniversary of the birth of Georges Cuvier (1769–1832), one of the fathers of comparative anatomy and palaeontology: he died at age 63 from an unknown disease. By reading medical reports about his last days and hours, we conclude Cuvier died from a severe form of Guillain-Barré syndrome.

    • Stéphane Mathis, Jean-Michel Vallat
    • 2020
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  8. 1769-1832. French Anatomist and Paleontologist. G eorges Cuvier was France's leading naturalist and the father of paleontology and comparative anatomy. Born in the Jura mountain region of France on August 23, 1769, Cuvier attended the Carolinian Academy in Stuttgart, Germany. Cuvier had always collected natural objects and was fascinated by the ...

  9. Léopold Chrétien Frédéric Dagobert Cuvier (August 23, 1769 - May 13, 1832) was a French naturalist and zoologist, and one of the most influential science figures in the early nineteenth century. He preferred to be called Georges Cuvier although it was not his legal name (Hull 1988). He was the elder brother of Frédéric Cuvier (1773 ...

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