Alphonse Malaquin (24 October 1868 – 22 April 1949) was a French

zoologist Zoology ()The pronunciation of zoology as is usually regarded as nonstandard, though it is not uncommon. is the branch of biology that studies the Animal, animal kingdom, including the anatomy, structure, embryology, evolution, Biological clas ...

born in the village of Cambrésis. He is known for his research of

Polychaeta Polychaeta () is a paraphyletic class of generally marine annelid worms, commonly called bristle worms or polychaetes (). Each body segment has a pair of fleshy protrusions called parapodia that bear many bristles, called chaetae, which are m ...

(class of

annelids The annelids (Annelida , from Latin ', "little ring"), also known as the segmented worms, are a large phylum, with over 22,000 extant species including ragworms, earthworms, and leeches. The species exist in and have adapted to various ecolo ...

). In 1888 he began work as an assistant at the zoological laboratory at the Faculté des Sciences in

Lille Lille ( , ; nl, Rijsel ; pcd, Lile; vls, Rysel) is a city in the northern part of France, in French Flanders. On the river Deûle, near France's border with Belgium, it is the capital of the Hauts-de-France Regions of France, region, the Pref ...

. In 1895 he defended his doctorate with a highly regarded thesis on the annelid family

Syllidae Syllidae is a family of small to medium-sized polychaete worms. Syllids are distinguished from other polychaetes by the presence of a muscular region of the anterior digestive tract known as the ''proventricle''. Syllid worms range in size from ...

, titled ''Recherches sur les Syllidiens. Morphologie. Anatomie Reproduction. Développement''. In 1906 he attained the chair of general and applied zoology at Lille, and during the following years established a laboratory and museum of applied zoology. During

World War I World War I (28 July 1914 11 November 1918), often abbreviated as WWI, was one of the deadliest global conflicts in history. Belligerents included much of Europe, the Russian Empire, the United States, and the Ottoman Empire, with fightin ...

both facilities sustained extensive damage, with restoration and re-installation taking several years to complete, the museum being reopened to the public as late as 1925. In 1919 Malaquin was named chevalier of the

Legion d'Honneur The National Order of the Legion of Honour (french: Ordre national de la Légion d'honneur), formerly the Royal Order of the Legion of Honour ('), is the highest French order of merit, both military and civil. Established in 1802 by Napoleon B ...

, and in 1937 became an officer (year of retirement). A species of monstrillid copepod known as ''Cymbasoma malaquini'' ( Caullery & Mesnil, 1914) is named after him.
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Grands Serviteurs De La Faculte Des Sciences De Lille
(translated biography) {{DEFAULTSORT:Malaquin, Alphonse Academic staff of the University of Lille Nord de France People from Nord (French department) French zoologists 1868 births 1949 deaths