Renaud Paulian (28 May 1913,

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naturalist . He was a specialist in

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notably

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References

*Aberlenc, H.-P. 2003: Hommage à Renaud Paulian obsèques à Bordeaux, le lundi 25 août 2003, au temple de la rue du Ha. L'Entomologiste. Revue d'Amateurs, Paris 59 (4), S. 113 *Allemand, R. 2003: Necrologie: Renaud Paulian. ''Bulletin mensuel de la Société Linnéenne de Lyon'', Lyon 72 (9), S. 292, *Cambefort, Y. 2008 Renaud Paulian (1913-2003): un naturaliste extraordinaire. ''Zoosystema'', Paris 30 (3), S. 749–756, B15 10185 *Lhoste, J. 1987: Les entomologistes français. 1750 - 1950. INRA (Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique), 1-355 * Viette, P. 2003: In memoriam Renaud Paulian (1913 - 2003). ''Bulletin de la Société Entomologique de France'', Paris 108 (4), S. 329-332 *Groll, E. K. (2017).
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