Henri-Joseph d'Orbigny (16 May 1845,

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– 29 June 1915,

) was a French

architect An architect is a person who plans, designs and oversees the construction of buildings. To practice architecture means to provide services in connection with the design of buildings and the space within the site surrounding the buildings that h ...

and

entomologist Entomology () is the scientific study of insects, a branch of zoology. In the past the term "insect" was less specific, and historically the definition of entomology would also include the study of animals in other arthropod groups, such as arach ...

, son of the traveller and paleontologist

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 anthrop ...

(1802-1857). From 1864 he studied at the

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, where he was a pupil of

Honoré Daumet Pierre Jérôme Honoré Daumet (23 October 1826, Paris – 12 December 1911, Paris) was a French architect. Biography Daumet was the winner of the Prix de Rome in 1855, and in 1861 conducted a treasure-hunting expedition to Macedonia at the reque ...

(1826-1911). As an architect he built the

Musée d'Orbigny-Bernon The Orbigny-Bernon Museum ( French: ''Musée d'Orbigny-Bernon'', ) is a history museum in the French city of La Rochelle. It was founded in 1917, and contains collections relating to the history of La Rochelle, as well as an important collectio ...

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. From 1887 to 1889, he was a member of the ''Société des amis des monuments parisiens''. From the age of 50, he devoted his time to

entomology Entomology () is the science, scientific study of insects, a branch of zoology. In the past the term "insect" was less specific, and historically the definition of entomology would also include the study of animals in other arthropod groups, such ...

, researching

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, in particular

scarab beetles The family Scarabaeidae, as currently defined, consists of over 30,000 species of beetles worldwide; they are often called scarabs or scarab beetles. The classification of this family has undergone significant change in recent years. Several sub ...

. His best known written work was ''Synopsis des Onthophagides d'Afrique'' (1913), published in the ''Annales de la Société Entomologique de France''.Google.books Synopsis_des_onthophagides_d_Afrique
/ref> Orbigny was a member of the ''

Société entomologique de France The Société entomologique de France, or French Entomological Society, is devoted to the study of insects. The society was founded in 1832 in Paris, France. The society was created by eighteen Parisian entomologists on January 31, 1832. The first ...

''.

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