Georges Cuvier
At a glance:
- Series: Dictionary of World Biography: The 19th Century
- Categories: Science
- Subcategories: Biology, Biologists, Scientists
- Curriculum: 19th Century European History, 18th Century European History, French History
Article abstract: Cuvier was an anatomist who greatly extended the classification system of Linnaeus by dividing living organisms and the fossil record into phyla. He was also an antievolutionist, who adapted the theory that organic changes in the world were shaped by a series of catastrophes.
Early Life
Georges Léopold Chrétien Frédéric Dagobert Cuvier was the son of a retired French officer. His father had married late in life and had moved to Montbéliard. Montbéliard had been part of French Burgundy but came under the control of the Duke of...
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