Jules Pierre Rambur was a French

France

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 entomologist.

Rambur was born in Chinon

Chinon

Chinon is a commune in the Indre-et-Loire department in central France well known for Château de Chinon.In the Middle Ages, Chinon developed especially during the reign of Henry II . The castle was rebuilt and extended, becoming one of his favorite residences...

. He studied the insect fauna of Corsica

Corsica

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 and Andalusia

Andalusia

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. He was the author of Histoire naturelle des insectes (1842). He died in Geneva

Geneva

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Publications

• Catalogue des lépidoptères insectes Néuroptères de l’île de Corse (1832)
• Faune entomologique de l’Andalousie (two volumes, 1837-1840)
• Histoire naturelle des insectes( part of the Suites à Buffon
  Suites à Buffon
  Les Suites à Buffon is a French nineteenth-century scientific publicationLes Suites à Buffon carries the complete title Suites à Buffon formant avec les œuvres de cet auteur un cours complet d'histoire naturelle embrassant les trois règnes de la nature, confié aux plus célèbres naturalistes et...
  
  , 1842)
• Catalogue systématique des Lépidoptères de l’Andalousie (1858-1866).

Sources

Jean Gouillard (2004). Histoire des entomologistes français, 1750-1950. Édition entièrement revue et augmentée. Boubée (Paris) : 287 p.
Jean Lhoste (1987). Les Entomologistes français. 1750-1950. INRA Éditions .