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Pierre Denys de Montfort

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French zoologist (1766-1820)

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Pierre Denys de Montfort, also spelt Pierre Dénys de Montfort, (1766-1820) was a French naturalist, in particular a malacologist, remembered today for his pioneering inquiries into the existence of the gigantic octopuses.

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Colossal Octopus by Pierre Denys de Montfort, 1801Colossal Octopus by Pierre Denys de Montfort, 1801

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Pierre Denys de Montfort, also spelt Pierre Dénys de Montfort, (1766-1820) was a French naturalist, in particular a malacologist, remembered today for his pioneering inquiries into the existence of the gigantic octopuses. He was inspired by a description from 1783 of an eight-metre long tentacle found in the mouth of a sperm whale.

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France
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Scientist
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Lived 1766 to 1821 · aged 54
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