Charles Frédéric Girard [SEP] date of death
Charles Frédéric Girard
Charles Frédéric Girard (8 March 1822 – 29 January 1895) was a French biologist specializing in ichthyology and herpetology.
Born in Mulhouse, France, he studied at the College of Neuchâtel, Switzerland as a student of Louis Agassiz. In 1847, he accompanied Agassiz as his assistant to Harvard. Three years later, Spencer Fullerton Baird called him to the Smithsonian to work on its growing collection of North American reptiles, amphibians and fishes. He worked at the museum for the next ten years and published
Charles Girard
Charles Girard may refer to:
- Charles Frédéric Girard (1822–1895), French biologist
- Charles J. Girard (1917–1970), brigadier general in the United States Army
- Charlie Girard (1884–1936), Major League Baseball player