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Auguste Chauveau
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French physiologist and veterinarian (1827–1917)
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Jean-Baptiste Auguste Chauveau was a French physiologist, veterinarian, professor, and zoologist. Born in Villeneuve-la-Guyard in 1827, he worked at the Muséum national d'histoire naturelle and the École nationale vétérinaire d'Alfort, where he held the position of president. He died in Paris on January 4, 1917.
Chauveau authored three works, including *Le travail musculaire et l'énergie qu'il représente*, *Comparative anatomy of the domesticated animals*, and *Traité d'anatomie comparée des animaux domestiques*. He wrote in French and is described in the Nordisk familjebok and the Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary.
He was a member of the Royal Society, the French Academy of Sciences, the Académie Nationale de Médecine, and the Royal Academy of Medicine of Belgium. He received the award of Grand Officer of the Legion of Honour. His work is recognized in the Royal Society collection.
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1827
- Died
- 1917
- Works
- 3
Top works
- Le travail musculaire et l'énergie qu'il représente
- Comparative anatomy of the domesticated animals
- Traité d'anatomie comparée des animaux domestiques
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- France
- Place of birth
- Villeneuve-la-Guyard
- Place of death
- Paris
- Occupation
- zoologist
- Languages spoken
- French
- Image
- Auguste Chauveau.jpg
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- member of
- Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei
- Commons category
- Auguste Chauveau
- date of death
- 1917-01-04
- described by source
- Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary
- name in native language
- Jean-Baptiste Auguste Chauveau
- P8168
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- writing language
- French
- date of birth
- 1827-11-23
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