Lucien Chopard
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Lucien Chopard was a French
entomologist.
Chopard was born in Paris
. He graduated as a Doctor of Science in 1920 at the Faculté des sciences de Paris with a thesis entitled Recherches sur la conformation et le développement des derniers segments abdominaux chez les orthoptères. After being named a correspondent of the Muséum national d'histoire naturelle
in 1919 he entered that institution in 1931 working in the laboratoire d’entomologie where he was in charge of the vivarium
. He became sous directeur in 1936, then professor in 1951. He retired in 1955.
Chopard was a specialist in Orthoptera
. He worked on Mantidae
collected by Charles A. Alluaud
(1861–1949) and René Gabriel Jeannel
(1879–1965) on their East Africa
expedition (1911–1912).
He became a Member of the Société entomologique de France
in 1901 and was distinguished by being made secrétaire général honoraire in 1950. He translated into French the work of Vincent Brian Wigglesworth (1899–1994), Physiologie des insectes (Dunond, Paris, 1959). In 1931 he was president of the Société zoologique de France
.
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...
entomologist.
Chopard was born in 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...
. He graduated as a Doctor of Science in 1920 at the Faculté des sciences de Paris with a thesis entitled Recherches sur la conformation et le développement des derniers segments abdominaux chez les orthoptères. After being named a correspondent of the Muséum national d'histoire naturelle
Muséum national d'histoire naturelle
The Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle is the National Museum of Natural History in Paris, France.- History :The museum was formally founded on 10 June 1793, during the French Revolution...
in 1919 he entered that institution in 1931 working in the laboratoire d’entomologie where he was in charge of the vivarium
Vivarium
A vivarium is a usually enclosed area for keeping and raising animals or plants for observation or research...
. He became sous directeur in 1936, then professor in 1951. He retired in 1955.
Chopard was a specialist in Orthoptera
Orthoptera
Orthoptera is an order of insects with paurometabolous or incomplete metamorphosis, including the grasshoppers, crickets and locusts.Many insects in this order produce sound by rubbing their wings against each other or their legs, the wings or legs containing rows of corrugated bumps...
. He worked on Mantidae
Mantidae
Mantidae is the largest family of the order Mantodea, commonly known as praying mantises; most are tropical or subtropical. Historically, this was the only family in the order, and many references still use the term "mantid" to refer to any mantis. Technically, however, "mantid" refers only to...
collected by Charles A. Alluaud
Charles A. Alluaud
Charles A. Alluaud was a French entomologist.The Alluaud family had owned porcelain factories since the 18th century. His great grandfather had been chairman of the and his grandfather, François Alluaud , was a porcelain manufacturer, archaeologist, and geologist...
(1861–1949) and René Gabriel Jeannel
René Jeannel
René Jeannel was a French entomologist. He was director of the Muséum national d'histoire naturelle from 1945-1951. Jeanell's most important work was on the insect fauna of caves in the Pyrenees, France and in the Carpathians, Romania. He also worked in Africa...
(1879–1965) on their East Africa
East Africa
East Africa or Eastern Africa is the easterly region of the African continent, variably defined by geography or geopolitics. In the UN scheme of geographic regions, 19 territories constitute Eastern Africa:...
expedition (1911–1912).
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 1901 and was distinguished by being made secrétaire général honoraire in 1950. He translated into French the work of Vincent Brian Wigglesworth (1899–1994), Physiologie des insectes (Dunond, Paris, 1959). In 1931 he was president of the Société zoologique de France
Société zoologique de France
La Société zoologique de France or Zoological Society of France is a scientific society devoted to Zoology. It was founded in 1876....
.
Partial list of publications
- Faune de France. 3, Orthoptères et dermaptères (Paul Lechevalier, Paris)(1922).Includes earwigs.
- Note sur les orthoptères cavernicoles du Tonkin , Bulletin de la Société zoologique de France, LIV : 424-438 (1929)..
- La biologie des orthoptères (Paul Lechevalier, Paris)(1938).
- with Jacques BerliozJacques BerliozJacques Berlioz was a French zoologist.Berlioz joined the staff of the Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle in 1912, and in 1949 he became curator of mammals and birds. He retired in 1962....
(1891–1975), Léon Bertin (1896–1954) et P. Laurent, Les Migrations animales (Gallimard, Paris)(1942). - Orthoptéroïdes de l'Afrique du Nord (Larose, Paris)(1943).
- La Vie des sauterelles (Gallimard, Paris)(1945).
- Atlas des aptérygotes et orthoptéroïdes de France (Boubée, Paris)(1947).
- Atlas des libellules de France, Belgique, Suisse (Boubée, Paris)(1948). On dragonflies.
- Le Mimétisme, les colorations animales, dissimulation des formes et déguisements, ressemblances mimétiques (Payot, Paris)(1949)
- Faune de France. 56, Orthoptéroïdes (Paul Lechevalier, Paris)(1951).
- Orthopterorum catalogus. Pars 10, Grillides : fam. Gryllidae, subfam. Gryllinae (W. Junk, s'-Gravenhage)(1967).