Honoré Jacquinot (1 August 1815 in
Moulins-Engilbert - 22 May 1887 in
Nevers
Nevers ( , ; , later ''Nevirnum'' and ''Nebirnum'') is a city and the Prefectures in France, prefecture of the Nièvre Departments of France, department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté Regions of France, region in central France. It was the pr ...
) was a French surgeon and
zoologist
Zoology ( , ) is the scientific study of animals. Its studies include the structure, embryology, classification, habits, and distribution of all animals, both living and extinct, and how they interact with their ecosystems. Zoology is one ...
. Jacquinot was the younger brother of the naval officer
Charles Hector Jacquinot, and sailed with him as a surgeon and naturalist on ''La Zelée'' on
Dumont d'Urville's ''
Astrolabe
An astrolabe (; ; ) is an astronomy, astronomical list of astronomical instruments, instrument dating to ancient times. It serves as a star chart and Model#Physical model, physical model of the visible celestial sphere, half-dome of the sky. It ...
'' expedition (1837–1840).
In 1837 with
J. B. Hombron, while en route to the Antarctic aboard the Astrolabe and anchored off the coast of New Zealand, he was able to describe and illustrate 15 species of
molluscs
Mollusca is a phylum of protostome, protostomic invertebrate animals, whose members are known as molluscs or mollusks (). Around 76,000 extant taxon, extant species of molluscs are recognized, making it the second-largest animal phylum ...
found in those waters, plus several species of fish and crustacea.
See also
*
European and American voyages of scientific exploration
The era of European and American voyages of scientific exploration followed the Age of Discovery and were inspired by a new confidence in science and reason that arose in the Age of Enlightenment. Maritime expeditions in the Age of Discovery were ...
References
External links
* Illustrations credited to Jacquinot &
Oudart in ''Voyage au pole sud et dans l'Océanie'': Mollusques planche
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French ornithologists
French zoologists
French herpetologists
1815 births
1887 deaths
People from Nièvre
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