Maurice Maindron
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Maurice Maindron was a French
entomologist.
Maurice Maindron was the son of the engineer and sculptor Hippolyte Maindron. In 1875, already a keen naturalist and entomologist,
he attended the Laboratory of the Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle
where Philippe Alexandre Jules Künckel d'Herculais
presented him to Émile Blanchard
and there he was hired to arrange the Hymenoptera
in the museum's collections.
Before the age of 20, he sailed with Achille Raffray
to New Guinea
(1876–1877).He joined the Société entomologique de France
in 1878 then embarked on a series of missions that took him to Senegal
(1879), to India
(1880–1881), to Indonesia
(1884–1885), to Obock
and Somalia
(1893). In 1896 he collected in Pakistan
and Saudi Arabia
he was gain in India
(1900–1901) and again in Senegal (1904).
Many of these missions were, at least in part, financed by the Museum, and the material was added to the collections. Other specimens were sold to collectors and dealerships.
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.
Maurice Maindron was the son of the engineer and sculptor Hippolyte Maindron. In 1875, already a keen naturalist and entomologist,
he attended the Laboratory 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...
where Philippe Alexandre Jules Künckel d'Herculais
Philippe Alexandre Jules Künckel d'Herculais
Philippe Alexandre Jules Künckel d'Herculais was a French entomologist.He was the nephew of the French chemist Théophile-Jules Pelouze and the son of a doctor. He lost his father when he was two years old. After his baccalauré in 1860, he entered École des mines in 1861...
presented him to Émile Blanchard
Émile Blanchard
Charles Émile Blanchard was a French zoologist and entomologist.Blanchard was born in Paris. His father was an artist and naturalist and Émile began natural history very early in life. When he was 14 years old, Jean Victoire Audouin , allowed him access to the laboratory of the Muséum national...
and there he was hired to arrange the Hymenoptera
Hymenoptera
Hymenoptera is one of the largest orders of insects, comprising the sawflies, wasps, bees and ants. There are over 130,000 recognized species, with many more remaining to be described. The name refers to the heavy wings of the insects, and is derived from the Ancient Greek ὑμήν : membrane and...
in the museum's collections.
Before the age of 20, he sailed with Achille Raffray
Achille Raffray
Achille Raffray was a French, diplomat, traveller, zoologist and entomologist.He wrote:-Partial ListEntomology* Étude sur le Psélaphides. V. Tableux synoptiques. Notes et synonymie. Revue d'Entomologie 9: 81–172....
to New Guinea
New Guinea
New Guinea is the world's second largest island, after Greenland, covering a land area of 786,000 km2. Located in the southwest Pacific Ocean, it lies geographically to the east of the Malay Archipelago, with which it is sometimes included as part of a greater Indo-Australian Archipelago...
(1876–1877).He joined 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 1878 then embarked on a series of missions that took him to Senegal
Senegal
Senegal , officially the Republic of Senegal , is a country in western Africa. It owes its name to the Sénégal River that borders it to the east and north...
(1879), to India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
(1880–1881), to Indonesia
Indonesia
Indonesia , officially the Republic of Indonesia , is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania. Indonesia is an archipelago comprising approximately 13,000 islands. It has 33 provinces with over 238 million people, and is the world's fourth most populous country. Indonesia is a republic, with an...
(1884–1885), to Obock
Obock
Obock is a small port town in Djibouti. It is located on the northern shore of the Gulf of Tadjoura, where it opens out into the Gulf of Aden. The population in 2003 was about 8,300 inhabitants....
and Somalia
Somalia
Somalia , officially the Somali Republic and formerly known as the Somali Democratic Republic under Socialist rule, is a country located in the Horn of Africa. Since the outbreak of the Somali Civil War in 1991 there has been no central government control over most of the country's territory...
(1893). In 1896 he collected in Pakistan
Pakistan
Pakistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan is a sovereign state in South Asia. It has a coastline along the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Oman in the south and is bordered by Afghanistan and Iran in the west, India in the east and China in the far northeast. In the north, Tajikistan...
and Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia , commonly known in British English as Saudi Arabia and in Arabic as as-Sa‘ūdiyyah , is the largest state in Western Asia by land area, constituting the bulk of the Arabian Peninsula, and the second-largest in the Arab World...
he was gain in India
(1900–1901) and again in Senegal (1904).
Many of these missions were, at least in part, financed by the Museum, and the material was added to the collections. Other specimens were sold to collectors and dealerships.
External links
- Bibliotheque XIX Portrait. Text in French.