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Orbigny2
Orbigny may refer to: * One of the abbreviations used for Alcide d'Orbigny in biological citations * Orbigny, Indre-et-Loire, a commune in the Indre-et-Loire department in France * Orbigny-au-Mont, a commune in the Haute-Marne department in France * Orbigny-au-Val, a commune in the Haute-Marne department in France See also *d'Orbigny (other) Alcide d'Orbigny Alcide Charles Victor Marie Dessalines d'Orbigny (6 September 1802 – 30 June 1857) was a French naturalist who made major contributions in many areas, including zoology (including malacology), palaeontology, geology, archaeo ... * Arbigny, a French commune {{disambig, geo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alcide D'Orbigny
Alcide Charles Victor Marie Dessalines d'Orbigny (6 September 1802 – 30 June 1857) was a French naturalist who made major contributions in many areas, including zoology (including malacology), palaeontology, geology, archaeology and anthropology. D'Orbigny was born in Couëron ( Loire-Atlantique), the son of a ship's physician and amateur naturalist. The family moved to La Rochelle in 1820, where his interest in natural history was developed while studying the marine fauna and especially the microscopic creatures that he named "foraminiferans". In Paris he became a disciple of the geologist Pierre Louis Antoine Cordier (1777–1861) and Georges Cuvier. All his life, he would follow the theory of Cuvier and stay opposed to Lamarckism. South American era D'Orbigny travelled on a mission for the Paris Museum, in South America between 1826 and 1833. He visited Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Chile, Argentina, Paraguay, and Brazil, and returned to France with an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Orbigny, Indre-et-Loire
Orbigny () is a commune in the Indre-et-Loire department, central France. Population See also *Communes of the Indre-et-Loire department The following is a list of the 272 communes of the Indre-et-Loire department of France. The communes cooperate in the following intercommunalities (as of 2020):Communes of Indre-et-Loire {{IndreLoire-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Orbigny-au-Mont
Orbigny-au-Mont () is a commune in the Haute-Marne department, northeastern France. See also *Communes of the Haute-Marne department The following is a list of the 426 communes in the French department of Haute-Marne. The communes cooperate in the following intercommunalities (as of 2020):Orbignyaumont {{HauteMarne-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Orbigny-au-Val
Orbigny-au-Val () is a commune in the Haute-Marne department, northeastern France. See also *Communes of the Haute-Marne department The following is a list of the 426 communes in the French department of Haute-Marne. The communes cooperate in the following intercommunalities (as of 2020):Orbignyauval {{HauteMarne-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
D'Orbigny (other)
Alcide d'Orbigny Alcide Charles Victor Marie Dessalines d'Orbigny (6 September 1802 – 30 June 1857) was a French naturalist who made major contributions in many areas, including zoology (including malacology), palaeontology, geology, archaeology and anthropol ... (1802–1857) was a French naturalist and paleontologist who made contributions in zoology, geology, anthropology, and botany. d'Orbigny may also refer to: * Charles Henry Dessalines d'Orbigny (1806–1876), French botanist and geologist * Henri d'Orbigny (1845-1915), French architect and entomologist * D'Orbigny (meteorite) See also * Orbigny (other) {{dab, surname Surnames of French origin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |