Pierre Boitard, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Pierre Boitard

French biologist

Date of Birth: 27-Apr-1789

Place of Birth: Mâcon, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France

Date of Death: 25-Aug-1859

Profession: zoologist, geologist, botanist

Nationality: France

Zodiac Sign: Taurus

Pierre Boitard (27 April 1787 Mâcon, Saône-et-Loire – 1859) was a French botanist and geologist.
As well as describing and classifying the Tasmanian devil, he is notable for his fictional natural history Paris avant les hommes (Paris Before Man), published posthumously in 1861, which described a prehistoric ape-like human ancestor living in the region of Paris.
He also wrote Curiosités d'histoire naturelle et astronomie amusante, Réalités fantastiques, Voyages dans les planètes, Manuel du naturaliste préparateur ou l’art d’empailler les animaux et de conserver les végétaux et les minéraux, Manuel d'entomologie etc.