Marie Jules Cesar Lelorgne de Savigny
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Marie Jules César Lelorgne de Savigny (or Lelorgue de Savigny), born on 5 April 1777 at Provins
and died on 5 October 1851 at Galès
in Yvelines
, was a French
zoologist. In 1805 he published Natural and Mythological History of the Ibis
and between 1816 and 1820 the important Mémoires on the animals without vertebrae. He took part in Napoleon
's in Egyptian campaign as a zoologist specializing in the invertebrates (1798-1802). On his return, and between 1809 to 1813, he prepared around fifty plates illustrating the insects collected in Egypt
. But, becoming blind he could not complete the text. Victor Audouin
offered to complete the work but Savigny refused to part with the original artwork. Savigny was on elected member of the Academy of Science July 30, 1821.
Provins
Provins is a commune in the Seine-et-Marne department in the Île-de-France region in north-central France.Provins, a town of medieval fairs, became a UNESCOWorld Heritage Site in 2001.-Administration:...
and died on 5 October 1851 at Galès
Gales
-Places:*Gales Township, Redwood County, Minnesota*Gales Addition, Washington*Gales Creek *Gales Ferry*Gales Point, Belize*Galeş, a village in Sălişte town, Sibiu County, Romania*The Spanish language and Portuguese language word for Wales...
in Yvelines
Yvelines
Yvelines is a French department in the region of Île-de-France.-History:Yvelines was created from the western part of the defunct department of Seine-et-Oise on 1 January 1968 in accordance with a law passed on 10 January 1964 and a décret d'application from 26 February 1965.It gained the...
, was a French
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
zoologist. In 1805 he published Natural and Mythological History of the Ibis
Ibis
The ibises are a group of long-legged wading birds in the family Threskiornithidae....
and between 1816 and 1820 the important Mémoires on the animals without vertebrae. He took part in Napoleon
Napoleon I of France
Napoleon Bonaparte was a French military and political leader during the latter stages of the French Revolution.As Napoleon I, he was Emperor of the French from 1804 to 1815...
's in Egyptian campaign as a zoologist specializing in the invertebrates (1798-1802). On his return, and between 1809 to 1813, he prepared around fifty plates illustrating the insects collected in Egypt
Egypt
Egypt , officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, Arabic: , is a country mainly in North Africa, with the Sinai Peninsula forming a land bridge in Southwest Asia. Egypt is thus a transcontinental country, and a major power in Africa, the Mediterranean Basin, the Middle East and the Muslim world...
. But, becoming blind he could not complete the text. Victor Audouin
Jean Victoire Audouin
thumb|Victor AudouinJean Victoire Audouin , sometimes Victor Audouin, was a French naturalist, an entomologist, ornithologist and malacologist.Audouin was born in Paris and studied medicine...
offered to complete the work but Savigny refused to part with the original artwork. Savigny was on elected member of the Academy of Science July 30, 1821.