Joachim Barrande
Geologist, paleontologist and engineer (1799-1883) · France · On the map · Scientists · Died at 84
Joachim Barrande was a French geologist and palaeontologist. He was particularly known for his work on trilobites, published in the Systéme Silurien de la Bohéme which he published in 22 parts. Trained under the school of Georges Cuvier, he opposed the evolutionary views of Charles Darwin.
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France
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Deceased
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Lived 1799 to 1883 · aged 84