Claude Charles Goureau
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Claude Charles Goureau was a French
soldier
and entomologist.
In 1808, he entered L’École Polytechnique
training there until 1810. He then spent two years at “L’école du génie” a Military Academy in Metz
where he was awarded the rank of second lieutenant. During the siege of Magdeburg
in 1812, he was promoted to the rank of captain, then, in 1814 to capitaine d’état-major and he also receive the Légion d'honneur
. He was in command of various fortifications, those of Paris
in 1840 , but also forts guarding the English Channel
at Mayenne
, Ille-et-Vilaine
, In 1846, he became an Officer of the Legion of Honour. After his retirement, in 1850 , to Santigny, he became fully occupied with entomology. Goureau was especially devoted devoted to the study of harmful (and later beneficial)insects. He became a member of the Société entomologique de France
in 1835, becoming vice-president in 1842, 1844 and 1851, president in 1845 and 1852 and an honorary member in 1866. He is credited as being the first to recognize structural colors in the seemingly clear transparent wings of Drosophilidae
in 1843.
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...
soldier
French Army
The French Army, officially the Armée de Terre , is the land-based and largest component of the French Armed Forces.As of 2010, the army employs 123,100 regulars, 18,350 part-time reservists and 7,700 Legionnaires. All soldiers are professionals, following the suspension of conscription, voted in...
and entomologist.
In 1808, he entered L’École Polytechnique
École Polytechnique
The École Polytechnique is a state-run institution of higher education and research in Palaiseau, Essonne, France, near Paris. Polytechnique is renowned for its four year undergraduate/graduate Master's program...
training there until 1810. He then spent two years at “L’école du génie” a Military Academy in Metz
Metz
Metz is a city in the northeast of France located at the confluence of the Moselle and the Seille rivers.Metz is the capital of the Lorraine region and prefecture of the Moselle department. Located near the tripoint along the junction of France, Germany, and Luxembourg, Metz forms a central place...
where he was awarded the rank of second lieutenant. During the siege of Magdeburg
Magdeburg
Magdeburg , is the largest city and the capital city of the Bundesland of Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. Magdeburg is situated on the Elbe River and was one of the most important medieval cities of Europe....
in 1812, he was promoted to the rank of captain, then, in 1814 to capitaine d’état-major and he also receive the Légion d'honneur
Légion d'honneur
The Legion of Honour, or in full the National Order of the Legion of Honour is a French order established by Napoleon Bonaparte, First Consul of the Consulat which succeeded to the First Republic, on 19 May 1802...
. He was in command of various fortifications, those of Paris
Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
in 1840 , but also forts guarding the English Channel
English Channel
The English Channel , often referred to simply as the Channel, is an arm of the Atlantic Ocean that separates southern England from northern France, and joins the North Sea to the Atlantic. It is about long and varies in width from at its widest to in the Strait of Dover...
at Mayenne
Mayenne
Mayenne is a department in northwest France named after the Mayenne River.-History:Mayenne is one of the original 83 departments created during the French Revolution on March 4, 1790. The northern two thirds correspond to the western part of the former province of Maine...
, Ille-et-Vilaine
Ille-et-Vilaine
Ille-et-Vilaine is a department of France, located in the region of Brittany in the northwest of the country.- History :Ille-et-Vilaine is one of the original 83 departments created during the French Revolution on March 4, 1790...
, In 1846, he became an Officer of the Legion of Honour. After his retirement, in 1850 , to Santigny, he became fully occupied with entomology. Goureau was especially devoted devoted to the study of harmful (and later beneficial)insects. He became a member 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...
in 1835, becoming vice-president in 1842, 1844 and 1851, president in 1845 and 1852 and an honorary member in 1866. He is credited as being the first to recognize structural colors in the seemingly clear transparent wings of Drosophilidae
Drosophilidae
Drosophilidae is a diverse, cosmopolitan family of flies, which includes fruit flies. Another family of flies called Tephritidae also includes fruit flies. The best known species of Drosophilidae is Drosophila melanogaster, within the genus Drosophila, and this species Is used extensively for...
in 1843.
Works
Partial list- Les Insectes nuisibles aux arbres fruitiers, aux plantes potagères, aux céréales et aux plantes fourragères (two volumes, V. Masson et fils, Paris, 1861-1865).
- Les Insectes nuisibles à l'homme, aux animaux et à l'économie domestiques (V. Masson et fils, Paris, 1866).
- Les Insectes nuisibles aux forêts et aux arbres d'avenues (V. Masson et fils, Paris, 1867).
- Les Insectes nuisibles aux arbustes et aux plantes de parterre (V. Masson et fils, Paris, 1869).
- Les insectes utiles à l'homme (V. Masson et fils, Paris, 1872).
Source
- Jean Gouillard (2004). Histoire des entomologistes français, 1750-1950. Édition entièrement revue et augmentée. Boubée (Paris) : 287 p.
- French Wikipedia Translation