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Roger Dajoz

1929 – 2019

French biologist, ecologist and entomologist

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Lived 1929 – 2019 (aged 89). Roger Dajoz was a French biologist, entomologist and ecologist.

Roger Dajoz (22 August 1929 – 10 March 2019) was a French biologist, ecologist and entomologist.

Biography He was former student of the Ecole Normale Supérieure and a teacher at the Museum national d'histoire naturelle in Paris. He specialised in the insects that feed on rotting wood and gave the term saproxylic insects in 1966 and has been considered the father of saproxylic entomology. Most of his writings were in French.

He published a number of books on ecology, entomology and biology. One of the most important is an Ecology dictionary named Précis d'écologie, published by Dunod in French.

Publications

Insecticides, PUF, 1959. Wood-boring insects and their part in deadwood degradation in Forest ecology, Gauthier-Villars, 1974. Ecology collection, vol.6, Population dynamics, Masson, 1974. The ecology encyclopedia : the present in question, with other contributors, Larousse, 1977. Ecology dictionary, Dunod, 2006. Biodiversity, the future of man and the planet, Ellipses, 2009. Biologic evolution in the 21st century, facts and theories, Lavoisier, 2012.

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Important facts

Birth century
Nationality
Education
École normale supérieure de lettres et sciences humaines, Science Faculty of Paris
Employers
Muséum national d'histoire naturelle
Also known as
Roger François Dajoz

Contemporaries

People whose lives overlapped Roger Dajoz's

Frequently asked questions

Who was Roger Dajoz?

French biologist, ecologist and entomologist

When was Roger Dajoz born?

Roger Dajoz was born on 22 August 1929 in 17th arrondissement of Paris.

When did Roger Dajoz die?

Roger Dajoz died on 10 March 2019 in 14th arrondissement of Paris.

What was Roger Dajoz's occupation?

Roger Dajoz was a biologist, entomologist and ecologist.

What nationality was Roger Dajoz?

Roger Dajoz was French.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Roger Dajoz

· Wikidata: Q20819339

· DBpedia: Roger Dajoz

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