Auguste Jean François Grenier (22 September 1814, Andelys - 13 July 1890, Bagnères) was a French doctor and entomologist. Events 66 - Emperor Nero creates the Legion I Italica. 1236 - The Lithuanians Year 1814 ( MDCCCXIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Les Andelys is a commune in the Eure department in Haute-Normandie in northern France. Events 1174 - William I of Scotland, a key rebel in the Revolt of 1173-1174, is captured at Alnwick by forces loyal to Year 1890 ( MDCCCXC) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. A physician, medical practitioner or medical doctor who practices Medicine, and is concerned with maintaining or restoring human Health He studied at Rouen, then at Paris where he qualified as a doctor in 1842. Rouen (ʁwɑ̃ in French) is the historical capital city of Normandy, in northwestern France on the River Seine, and currently the capital Paris (ˈpærɨs in English; in French) is the Capital of France and the country's largest city He was devoted to entomology only between 1857 and 1859. Entomology (from Greek grc ἔντομος entomos, "that which is cut in pieces or engraved/segmented" hence "insect" and grc -λογία The war of 1870 put an end to his research.
Grenier was especially interested in cavernicolous Coleoptera and made a large collection including the cave insect collections of Charles Nicholas Aubé (1802-1869) and of Jules Linder (1830-1869). Beetles are the group of Insects with the largest number of known Species. Charles Nicholas Aubé was a French Physician and Entomologist born 6 May, 1802 in Paris. His collection is preserved by the Société entomologique de France. The Société entomologique de France, or French Entomological Society is devoted to the study of Insects. He was president of that society in 1865.
Source
Jean Lhoste (1987). Les Entomologistes français 1750-1950. INRA Éditions: 351 p.
- Translated from French Wikipedia
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