César Marie Félix Ancey
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César Marie Félix Ancey (15 November 1860, Marseille
- 10 October 1906 Mascara
, Algeria) was a French
conchologist and entomologist.
He was for 23 years ‘conservateur’ of collections for Charles Oberthür
(1845-1924) at Rennes
. Ancey was then a ‘fonctionnaire’ at Mascara until his death.
The genus Anceya
was dedicated to him by Jules René Bourguignat
.
, Algeria, was born in Marseilles, November 15, 1860. His father, well known for his publications on entomology
and author of valuable work on malacology, encouraged his well-developed inclination for zoological studies. At the age of twenty-three he was appointed conservator
of the fine Oberthur entomological collection at Rennes
. This position not promising material success, he returned to Marseilles, where he studied law, and obtained his diploma in 1885. He then entered the government administration in Algeria
. He was married in 1889, and the same year was appointed deputy administrator, and filled successively positions at Fort National
, Boghari and Dra-el Mizan. After thirteen years spent in that locality he was promoted to acting administrator at Mascara. It was a just reward for his great qualifications and for the esteem which he had been able to win amidst duties that were frequently of a difficult character.
Mr. Ancey hoped shortly to fill a State mission to the Cape Verde
Islands, which was sure to furnish opportunities for malacological studies. After a brief illness he died at Mascara, October 10, 1906. His death was a painful surprise to his scientific correspondents.
, Pseudomphalus, Monomphalus, Micromphalia, Platystoma, Rhytidiopsis, Pararhytida, Microphyura, Ochroderma, Tomostele, Mabilliella, Thomsonia, Lechaptoisia, Thaanumia, Baldwinia and Armandiella.
Marseille
Marseille , known in antiquity as Massalia , is the second largest city in France, after Paris, with a population of 852,395 within its administrative limits on a land area of . The urban area of Marseille extends beyond the city limits with a population of over 1,420,000 on an area of...
- 10 October 1906 Mascara
Mascara
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, Algeria) was a French
France
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conchologist and entomologist.
He was for 23 years ‘conservateur’ of collections for Charles Oberthür
Charles Oberthür
Charles Oberthür was a French entomologist specializing in Lepidoptera. He was the son of François-Charles Oberthür.Oberthür named 42 new genera of moths -Works:...
(1845-1924) at Rennes
Rennes
Rennes is a city in the east of Brittany in northwestern France. Rennes is the capital of the region of Brittany, as well as the Ille-et-Vilaine department.-History:...
. Ancey was then a ‘fonctionnaire’ at Mascara until his death.
The genus Anceya
Anceya
Anceya is a genus of tropical freshwater snails with an operculum, aquatic gastropod mollusks in the family Paludomidae.The name Anceya is in honor of César Marie Félix Ancey.This genus is endemic to Lake Tanganyika.-Species:...
was dedicated to him by Jules René Bourguignat
Jules René Bourguignat
Jules René Bourguignat was a French malacologist, a scientist who studied mollusks.-Taxa:Bourguignat named and described many species of mollusks, including:* Lanistes alexandri Bourguignat, 1850, a species of freshwater snail...
.
Biography
César Marie Félix Ancey, administrator at MascaraMascara
Mascara is a cosmetic commonly used to enhance the eyes. It may darken, thicken, lengthen, and/or define the eyelashes. Normally in one of three forms—liquid, cake, or cream—the modern mascara product has various formulas; however, all contain the same basic components of pigments, oils, waxes, and...
, Algeria, was born in Marseilles, November 15, 1860. His father, well known for his publications on entomology
Entomology
Entomology is the scientific study of insects, a branch of arthropodology...
and author of valuable work on malacology, encouraged his well-developed inclination for zoological studies. At the age of twenty-three he was appointed conservator
Conservator
A Conservator is a judge delegated by the pope to defend certain privileged classes of persons — as universities, Roman Catholic religious orders, chapters, the poor — from manifest or notorious injury or violence, without recourse to a judicial process...
of the fine Oberthur entomological collection at Rennes
Rennes
Rennes is a city in the east of Brittany in northwestern France. Rennes is the capital of the region of Brittany, as well as the Ille-et-Vilaine department.-History:...
. This position not promising material success, he returned to Marseilles, where he studied law, and obtained his diploma in 1885. He then entered the government administration 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...
. He was married in 1889, and the same year was appointed deputy administrator, and filled successively positions at Fort National
Fort National
Fort National is a Fort just outside the walled city of Saint-Malo. It was built in 1689.-Sources:* *...
, Boghari and Dra-el Mizan. After thirteen years spent in that locality he was promoted to acting administrator at Mascara. It was a just reward for his great qualifications and for the esteem which he had been able to win amidst duties that were frequently of a difficult character.
Mr. Ancey hoped shortly to fill a State mission to the Cape Verde
Cape Verde
The Republic of Cape Verde is an island country, spanning an archipelago of 10 islands located in the central Atlantic Ocean, 570 kilometres off the coast of Western Africa...
Islands, which was sure to furnish opportunities for malacological studies. After a brief illness he died at Mascara, October 10, 1906. His death was a painful surprise to his scientific correspondents.
Taxa described
Mr. Ancey is the authority for many generic or subgeneric names, among which may be mentioned: Boysidia, Parabalia, HaplotremaHaplotrema
Haplotrema is a genus of predatory air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks.This genus is the major genus in the terrestrial snail family Haplotrematidae.These carnivorous land snails are widely distributed in North America....
, Pseudomphalus, Monomphalus, Micromphalia, Platystoma, Rhytidiopsis, Pararhytida, Microphyura, Ochroderma, Tomostele, Mabilliella, Thomsonia, Lechaptoisia, Thaanumia, Baldwinia and Armandiella.
Further reading
- Anonymous. (1907). "The Ancey Collection of Shells". Nautilus 21(5): 59-60.
- Fischer H. 190? (1906-1908). Journal de Conchyliologie LV: 404-496.
External links
- UIUC page includes portrait.