On May 13, 1832, Georges Cuvier, a famous French zoologist and comparative anatomist, laid the methodological basis for paleontology by his book The Study of Fossil Skeletons of Tetrapods. On this basis, the history of the earth and life on the earth can be reconstructed, which is equivalent to filling the gap between the earth sciences and the life sciences, so he is known as the "founder of paleontology". Representative works include "The Theory of Disaster Change", "Organ-related Laws", "Natural History of Fish" and so on.
Born on August 23, 1769 in Montbéliard, in eastern France, Cuvier displayed a talent for learning from an early age and was known as a child prodigy. In 1784 he entered the Caroline University, after which he worked as a tutor in Normandy, France, during which time he dissected a large number of marine animals, and his research results attracted the attention of the academic community at that time.
In 1795 he entered the Natural History Museum as assistant professor of animal anatomy, from 1796 he was a member of the Institut de France; from 1800 he was a professor at the Académie française, a member of the University Council; in 1818 he was elected a member of the French Academy of Sciences; and on 13 May 1832 he died in Paris due to cholera.
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