Edmond Perrier
1844–1921
French zoologist. Held posts at the Muséum d’histoire naturelle from 1867; became director in 1900. Declared his acceptance of the theory of evolution in 1879 and became its principal defender in France.
Source
DSB.
Bibliography
DSB: Dictionary of scientific biography. Edited by Charles Coulston Gillispie and Frederic L. Holmes. 18 vols. including index and supplements. New York: Charles Scribner’s Sons. 1970–90.
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