Jean-Baptiste Godart
French entomologist
About Jean-Baptiste Godart
Lived 1775 – 1825 (aged 49). Jean-Baptiste Godart was a French lepidopterist.
Jean-Baptiste Godart (25 November 1775 – 27 July 1825) was a French entomologist.
Born at Origny, Godart became impassioned by butterflies in his youth. He was charged by Pierre André Latreille (1762-1833) with writing the article on these insects in the Encyclopédie Méthodique. Godart then undertook his Histoire naturelle des lépidoptères ou papillons de France publication starting in 1821 and not completed until 1842. In addition to the fauna of France, it also covered exotic diurnal species.
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French entomologist (1775-1825)
When was Jean-Baptiste Godart born?
Jean-Baptiste Godart was born on 25 November 1775 in Origny.
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Jean-Baptiste Godart died on 27 July 1825.
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Jean-Baptiste Godart was a lepidopterist.
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Jean-Baptiste Godart was French.
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