René Richard Louis Castel (6 October 1758 in

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– 15 June 1832 in

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) was a French

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and

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. The

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'' Castela'' was named after him, honoring his works in

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Associated works

* ''Les Plantes, poëme'', Paris, Migneret, 1797. * ''Histoire naturelle des poissons : avec les figures dessinées d'après nature / par Bloch; ouvrage classé par ordres, genres et espèces, d'après le systeme de Linné; avec les caractères génériques par René-Richard Castel'', with

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, part of series: "Histoire naturelle de Buffon"; t. 32–41. * ''La Forêt de Fontainebleau, poëme'', Paris : Deterville, an XIII-1805. * ''Le prince de Catane opéra en trois actes. Paroles de M. Castel'', 1813 by Nicolo Isouard, words by René Castel.WorldCat Title
Le prince de Catane opéra en trois actes (an

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after

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s ''L'Education d'un prince'').

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External links

"René, Richard, Louis Castel"
Assemblée nationale. Retrieved 30 November 2015. 1758 births 1832 deaths People from Vire French naturalists French male writers {{France-poet-stub