About Jean Louis Companyo
Lived 1781 – 1871 (aged 89). Jean Louis Companyo was a French physician, lepidopterist and botanist.
Louis Companyo (born in Céret in 1781 and died in Perpignan in 1871) was a French medical doctor and naturalist.
Louis Companyo was a founder and director of the Musée d'Histoire Naturelle de Perpignan and wrote Histoire Naturelle du département des Pyrénées-Orientales. Perpignan, 1861–1864, the first book on the natural history of the Pyrenees when over eighty years old. The 3 volumes cover geography, geology, and paleontology (Volume 1), botany (Volume 2), zoology and entomology (Volume 3).
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Who was Jean Louis Companyo?
French physician, naturalist and botanist (1781-1871)
When was Jean Louis Companyo born?
Jean Louis Companyo was born on 16 December 1781 in Céret.
When did Jean Louis Companyo die?
Jean Louis Companyo died on 10 September 1871 in Perpignan.
What was Jean Louis Companyo's occupation?
Jean Louis Companyo was a physician, lepidopterist and botanist.
What nationality was Jean Louis Companyo?
Jean Louis Companyo was French.
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