Jean Abel Gruvel [SEP] date of birth
Jean Abel Gruvel
Jean Abel Gruvel (14 February 1870 in Le Fleix – 18 August 1941 in Dinard) was a French marine biologist known for his research of cirripedes.
Biography.
In 1894 he obtained his doctorate in sciences, and later taught classes in zoology for three years at the faculty of sciences at Bordeaux. In 1902 he founded the "Société d'études et de vulgarisation de la zoologie agricole" in Bordeaux. Later on, he was a professor at the "Muséum national d'histoire naturelle" in Paris,
Paul Chabanaud
Paul Chabanaud (30 November 1876, in Versailles – 27 February 1959) was a French ichthyologist and herpetologist.
Beginning in 1915, he worked as a volunteer under zoologist Louis Roule at the "Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle" in Paris. In 1919–1920, he undertook a scientific expedition to French West Africa (Senegal, Guinea) on behalf of the museum, during which he collected thousands of zoological specimens. Following his return to Paris, he served as a preparator in the laboratory of biologist Jean Abel Gruvel