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Gilbert Tirant

1848 – 1899

Ichthyologist

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About Gilbert Tirant

Lived 1848 – 1899 (aged 51). Gilbert Tirant was a French naturalist and ichthyologist.

Gilbert Tirant (12 June 1848, Lyon – 2 October 1899, Lyon) was a French government official and naturalist.

He studied medicine at Lyon, and following graduation in 1873 he traveled to Tunisia, publishing "Voyage dans la régence de Tunis" (1874; co-author Fleury Rebatel) as a result. Afterwards he was stationed in French Indochina, where he spent many years as an administrator in Cochinchina, Annam and Tonkin. In 1894 he was appointed director of political affairs and protectorates in the Gouvernement général de l’Indochine. In 1898 he returned to France, where he died the following year of malaria.

He supplied the museum in Lyon with a rich collection of birds, fish and other animals from Cochinchina. He also described several new species of fish whose types are kept in the museum.

Ichthyologic species described by Tirant Carinotetraodon lorteti (1885) Chanodichthys flavipinnis (1883) Garra cambodgiensis (1883); Cambodian logsucker. Gyrinocheilus aymonieri (1883); Siamese algae-eater Puntius aurotaeniatus (1885) Rasbora aurotaenia (1885); pale rasbora. Rhodeus rheinardti (1883) Tetraodon biocellatus (1885); figure 8 puffer. Yasuhikotakia morleti (1885); skunk loach.

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Knight of the Legion of Honour
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Frequently asked questions

Who was Gilbert Tirant?

ichthyologist

When was Gilbert Tirant born?

Gilbert Tirant was born on 12 June 1848 in Lyon.

When did Gilbert Tirant die?

Gilbert Tirant died on 2 October 1899 in Lyon.

What was Gilbert Tirant's occupation?

Gilbert Tirant was a naturalist and ichthyologist.

What nationality was Gilbert Tirant?

Gilbert Tirant was French.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Gilbert Tirant

· Wikidata: Q14630805

· DBpedia: Gilbert Tirant

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