Jacques Géry, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Jacques Géry

French scientist and ichthyologist

Date of Birth: 12-Mar-1917

Place of Birth: Paris, Île-de-France, France

Date of Death: 15-Jun-2007

Profession: scientist, ichthyologist

Nationality: France

Zodiac Sign: Pisces

Jacques Géry (12 March 1917, Paris – 15 June 2007, Sarlat, France) was a French ichthyologist.
He was also a scientist and a Doctor of Medicine. The most notable species he described are: Green neon tetra, Paracheirodon simulans (Géry, 1963) Black neon tetra, Hyphessobrycon herbertaxelrodi (Géry, 1961) Inpaichthys kerri, Inpaichthys kerri (Géry & Junk, 1977) Hemigrammus bleheri, Hemigrammus bleheri (Géry & Mahnert, 1986) Hyphessobrycon sweglesi, Hyphessobrycon sweglesi (Géry, 1961)