Who was Baron Georges Léopold Chrétien Frédéric Dagobert Cuvier?
Q: Who was Baron Georges Léopold Chrétien Frédéric Dagobert Cuvier?
A: Baron Georges Léopold Chrétien Frédéric Dagobert Cuvier (23 August 1769–13 May 1832) was a French naturalist and zoologist.
Q: What fields did he help establish?
A: He helped establish the fields of comparative anatomy and paleontology by comparing living animals with fossils.
Q: What is his most famous work?
A: His most famous work is the Règne animal distribué d'après son organisation 1817; translated into English as The Animal Kingdom.
Q: Was he a member of any academies?
A: Yes, he was a member of the elite Académie française and the French Academy of Sciences.
Q: Did he believe in evolution?
A: No, Cuvier believed there was no evidence for the evolution of organic forms, but there was evidence for successive creations after catastrophic extinction events.
Q: Who were some of his influential followers? A: Some of Cuvier's most influential followers were Louis Agassiz, and Richard Owen.
