Biography of Geologists, Paleontologists and Geographers Georges Cuvier

Georges Cuvier: Father of Paleontology and Comparative Anatomy Early Life and Education:Georges Léopold Chrétien Frédéric Dagobert Cuvier was born on August 23, 1769, in Montbéliard, a town in the Duchy of Württemberg (now part of France). His father, Jean-George Cuvier, was a military officer, and his mother, Anne Clémence Chatel, came from a family of intellectuals. Young Cuvier displayed an […]