Pierre Boitard
From Freepedia
Pierre Boitard (1789 – 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.
External links
- Stephen Trussel, "Paris Before Man"
Categories: Biologist stubs | Geologist stubs | 1789 births | 1859 deaths | French botanists | French geologists
