About Louis Eugène Robert
Lived 1806 – 1882 (aged 75). Louis Eugène Robert was a French entomologist, politician, geologist, naturalist and physician.
Louis Eugène Robert (6 December 1806 – 28 May 1882) was a French naturalist, geologist, and entomologist.
Robert wrote numerous works on forest insects and geology, along with a treatise on the human and environmental history of his hometown of Meudon. He served as mayor of Meudon from 1870 to 1871. He was a friend of Félix Édouard Guérin-Méneville.
Robert accompanied scientific expeditions to Central America, Iceland, Greenland, Scandinavia, and Lapland as a member of the La Recherche Expeditions of 1836 and 1838, led by Francois Thomas Tréhouart. Robert served as a naturalist alongside Joseph Paul Gaimard during the second voyage of La Recherche.
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Who was Louis Eugène Robert?
French scientist (1806–1882)
When was Louis Eugène Robert born?
Louis Eugène Robert was born on 6 December 1806 in Meudon.
When did Louis Eugène Robert die?
Louis Eugène Robert died on 28 May 1882 in Sézanne.
What was Louis Eugène Robert's occupation?
Louis Eugène Robert was an entomologist, politician, geologist, naturalist and physician.
What nationality was Louis Eugène Robert?
Louis Eugène Robert was French.
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