Maurice Caullery
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Maurice Jules Gaston Corneille Caullery (5 September 1868 , Bergues
- 13 July 1958), Paris
) was a French
biologist
.
Caullery specialised in parasitic protozoans and marine invertebrates. He also worked on insects.
's prestigious Darwin-Wallace Medal
in 1958.
Bergues
Bergues is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.It is situated to the south of Dunkirk and from the Belgian border. Locally it is referred to as "the other Bruges in Flanders"...
- 13 July 1958), 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...
) was a French
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...
biologist
Biologist
A biologist is a scientist devoted to and producing results in biology through the study of life. Typically biologists study organisms and their relationship to their environment. Biologists involved in basic research attempt to discover underlying mechanisms that govern how organisms work...
.
Caullery specialised in parasitic protozoans and marine invertebrates. He also worked on insects.
Awards
He was awarded the Linnean Society of LondonLinnean Society of London
The Linnean Society of London is the world's premier society for the study and dissemination of taxonomy and natural history. It publishes a zoological journal, as well as botanical and biological journals...
's prestigious Darwin-Wallace Medal
Darwin-Wallace Medal
The Darwin–Wallace Medal is a medal awarded by the Linnean Society of London for "major advances in evolutionary biology". Historically, the medals have been awarded every 50 years, beginning in 1908...
in 1958.
External links
- http://links.jstor.org/sici?sici=0080-4606(196011)6%3C12%3AMJGCC1%3E2.0.CO%3B2-7