Jean Roux, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Jean Roux

Swiss zoologist (1876-1939)

Date of Birth: 05-Mar-1876

Place of Birth: Geneva, Canton of Geneva, Switzerland

Date of Death: 01-Dec-1939

Profession: zoologist

Nationality: Switzerland

Zodiac Sign: Pisces

Jean Roux (March 1876, Geneva – 1 December 1939) was a Swiss herpetologist. He studied at the University of Geneva, completing his doctoral thesis in 1899.
His early research involved studies of protozoa, and following post-doctoral work in Berlin, he became a curator at the natural history museum in Basel.
Here, he performed analysis of herpetological specimens collected by Fritz Müller, his predecessor at Basel.In 1907-08, with Hugo Merton, he performed scientific research in the Aru and Kei Islands, and in 1911-12, with Fritz Sarasin, he visited New Caledonia and the Loyalty Islands.
As a result of the latter expedition, he published with Sarasin a major work titled, Nova Caledonia.
Forschungen in Neu-Caledonien und auf den Loyalty-Inseln.
Recherches scientifiques en Nouvelle-Calédonie et aux iles Loyalty.
During his career, he was the author of 35 papers on herpetological subjects.