Sylvain Auguste de Marseul
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Sylvain Auguste de Marseul (21 January 1812 Fougerolles-de-Plessis in Normandy
-April 16, 1890 Paris
). was a French
Abbot
and entomologist. He taught in the Petit séminaire de Paris from 1833 to 1836. In 1842, founded a college at Laval
, then from 1850 to 1853, he taught in Paris. In 1854, he left his college for America where he remained eight months and discovered entomology. The abbot of Marseul was the author of many publications. He founded in 1864 a review devoted to the Coleoptera and named L’Abeille, the Bee. On his death this publication was continued by Ernest Marie Louis Bedel
(1849-1922) then by Rene Gabriel Jeannel (1879-1965). The abbot also studied the history of the beginnings of French entomology in a series of review article in the Bee under the generic title Entomologistes et de leurs écrits , Entomologists and their writings (1882 to 1887). His collection is conserved in the Muséum national d'histoire naturelle
and his library in the Société entomologique de France
.
Translated from the French Wikipedia article.
Normandy
Normandy is a geographical region corresponding to the former Duchy of Normandy. It is in France.The continental territory covers 30,627 km² and forms the preponderant part of Normandy and roughly 5% of the territory of France. It is divided for administrative purposes into two régions:...
-April 16, 1890 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...
Abbot
Abbot
The word abbot, meaning father, is a title given to the head of a monastery in various traditions, including Christianity. The office may also be given as an honorary title to a clergyman who is not actually the head of a monastery...
and entomologist. He taught in the Petit séminaire de Paris from 1833 to 1836. In 1842, founded a college at Laval
Laval, Mayenne
Laval is a commune in the Mayenne department in north-western France.It lies on the threshold of Brittany and on the border between Normandy and Anjou. Its citizens are called Lavallois.-Geography:...
, then from 1850 to 1853, he taught in Paris. In 1854, he left his college for America where he remained eight months and discovered entomology. The abbot of Marseul was the author of many publications. He founded in 1864 a review devoted to the Coleoptera and named L’Abeille, the Bee. On his death this publication was continued by Ernest Marie Louis Bedel
Ernest Marie Louis Bedel
Ernest Marie Louis Bedel was a French entomologist who specialised in Coleoptera.Louis Bedel studied first in Nantes then in Paris where the future entomologist Maurice Sédillot was a fellow student...
(1849-1922) then by Rene Gabriel Jeannel (1879-1965). The abbot also studied the history of the beginnings of French entomology in a series of review article in the Bee under the generic title Entomologistes et de leurs écrits , Entomologists and their writings (1882 to 1887). His collection is conserved in 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...
and his library in 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...
.
Works
- Éléments d'arithmétique raisonnée, à l'usage des frères de Saint-Joseph (Périsse frères, Paris et Lyon, 1839) ;
- Catalogue des coléoptères d'Europe (Paris, 1857) ;
- Catalogue des coléoptères d'Europe et du bassin de la Mediterranée en Afrique et en Asie (A. Deyrolle, Paris, 1863) ;
- Catalogus coleopterorum Europae et confinium (A. Deyrolle, Paris, 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 : 351 p.
Translated from the French Wikipedia article.