Charles Eugène Leprieur
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Charles Eugène Leprieur was a French
army doctor
and entomologist. He was especially interested in Coleoptera.
Leprieur was at various times stationed in Algeria
and Cayenne
. He wrote Méthode dichotomique appliquée au genre Stenus. Annales de la Société Entomologique de France
1851.(2)9: 191–202. He was elected president of the Société entomologique de France
for the years 1874 and 1880.
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
army doctor
Physician
A physician is a health care provider who practices the profession of medicine, which is concerned with promoting, maintaining or restoring human health through the study, diagnosis, and treatment of disease, injury and other physical and mental impairments...
and entomologist. He was especially interested in Coleoptera.
Leprieur was at various times stationed in Algeria
Algeria
Algeria , officially the People's Democratic Republic of Algeria , also formally referred to as the Democratic and Popular Republic of Algeria, is a country in the Maghreb region of Northwest Africa with Algiers as its capital.In terms of land area, it is the largest country in Africa and the Arab...
and Cayenne
Cayenne
Cayenne is the capital of French Guiana, an overseas region and department of France located in South America. The city stands on a former island at the mouth of the Cayenne River on the Atlantic coast. The city's motto is "Ferit Aurum Industria" which means "Work brings wealth"...
. He wrote Méthode dichotomique appliquée au genre Stenus. Annales de la Société Entomologique de France
Annales de la Société Entomologique de France
Annales de la Société Entomologique de France is one of the oldest entomology journals in the world. It was founded in 1832, and began a new series in 1965, when it merged with and .-External links:...
1851.(2)9: 191–202. He was elected president of the Société entomologique de France
Société entomologique de France
The Société entomologique de France, or French Entomological Society, is devoted to the study of insects. It was founded in 1832.The society was created by eighteen Parisian entomologists on January 31, 1832...
for the years 1874 and 1880.