Pierre-Médard Diard, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Pierre-Médard Diard

French naturalist and explorer

Date of Birth: 19-Mar-1794

Place of Birth: Saint-Laurent-en-Gâtines, Centre-Val de Loire, France

Date of Death: 16-Feb-1863

Profession: zoologist, biologist, explorer

Nationality: France

Zodiac Sign: Pisces

Pierre-Médard Diard (19 March 1794 – 16 February 1863) was a French naturalist and explorer. Diard studied zoology and anatomy under Georges Cuvier and assisted him in researches on the development of the foetus and on the eggs of quadrupeds.
In 1816, he traveled to the East Indies.