Paul Henri Fischer
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Paul Henri Fischer, was a French physician
Physician
A physician is a health care provider who practices the profession of medicine, which is concerned with promoting, maintaining or restoring human health through the study, diagnosis, and treatment of disease, injury and other physical and mental impairments...

, zoologist and paleontologist.

Biography

He studied science and medicine, securing doctorates in both, and became assistant in paleontology at the Museum of Natural History
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 Paris. He was made assistant naturalist there in 1872. Beginning in 1856, he was joint editor, with A. C. Bernardi to start with, of the Journal de Conchyliologie. He served several terms as president of the Société Géologique de France
Société géologique de France
The Société géologique de France is a French learned society founded on 17 March 1830. As of 2006, it counts 1,200 members....

 and 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....

. In 1880, he was a member of the commission for submarine dredging.

External links

  • works by Paul Henri Fischer at Internet Archive
    Internet Archive
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