Jules Culot
French entomologist and scientific illustrator
About Jules Culot
Lived 1861 – 1933 (aged 71–72). Jules Culot was a lepidopterist, zoologist and scientific illustrator.
Jules Culot (2 November 1861 – 17 September 1933) was a French entomologist and an entomological illustrator who specialised in Coleoptera and Lepidoptera.
His Coleoptera collection is held by the Natural History Museum of Geneva. His Lepidoptera collection was given to his daughters and their present location is unknown. He wrote Noctuelles et géomètres d'Europe. Volumes I-IV. Genève, Villa les Iris (1909–1913, 1917–1919) online, an illustrated revision of the Noctuidae (with 81 plates) and the Geometridae (with 70 plates) of Europe. Jules Culot was a friend of Charles Oberthur.
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Who was Jules Culot?
French entomologist and scientific illustrator (1861-1933)
When was Jules Culot born?
Jules Culot was born in 1861 in Baccarat.
When did Jules Culot die?
Jules Culot died in 1933 in Meyrin.
What was Jules Culot's occupation?
Jules Culot was a lepidopterist, zoologist and scientific illustrator.
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