About Joseph de Joannis
Lived 1864 – 1932 (aged 68). Joseph de Joannis was a French entomologist.
Joseph de Joannis (6 June 1864 La Meignanne, Maine-et-Loire, Pays de la Loire – 27 October 1932 Paris) was a French clergyman and lepidopterist. De Joannis was the president of the Société entomologique de France from 1908 to 1916. His father Léon-Daniel de Joannis (1803–1868) was an entomologist and an ichthyologist.
He was most notable for his discovery of Glyphodes mascarenalis and his two books on entomology: Descriptions de Lépidoptères nouveaux de l'ile Maurice in 1906 and Lépidoptères Hétérocères des Mascareigns et des Seychelles in 1915.
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Who was Joseph de Joannis?
French entomologist (1864–1932)
When was Joseph de Joannis born?
Joseph de Joannis was born on 6 June 1864 in La Meignanne.
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Joseph de Joannis died on 27 October 1932 in Paris.
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Joseph de Joannis was an entomologist.
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Joseph de Joannis was French.
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