Alfred Mathieu Giard
French zoologist · France · On the map · Scientists · Lived 1846 to 1908 · aged 62
Alfred Mathieu Giard was a French zoologist born in Valenciennes. He served as a professor of zoology at the Faculty of Sciences in Lille. He specialized in parasitology, and the genus Giardia was named after him by Johann Künstler in 1882.
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1926Jean Reynaud PrizeAward1908Died8 August 19081899Petit d'Ormoy, Carriere, Thebault AwardAward1896Serres prizeAward1895Knight of the Legion of HonourAward1846Born8 August 1846
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Lived 1846 to 1908 · aged 62