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Author: Jean Henri Fabre

About the Author: Jean Henri Fabre, (born Dec. 22, 1823, Saint-Léons, Fr.—died Oct. 11, 1915, Sérignan-du-Comtat), French entomologist famous for his study of the anatomy and behaviour of insects. Largely self-taught, Fabre was appointed a teacher at the lycée of Carpentras, Fr. (1842), was made physics teacher at the lycée of Ajaccio, Corsica (1843–51), and was given a teaching position at the lycée of Avignon (1853). Fabre did important research on the insect orders Hymenoptera (e.g., bees and wasps), Coleoptera (e.g., beetles), and Orthoptera (e.g., grasshoppers, crickets). Based on his observations of the paralyzing actions of wasps in response to stimulating zones in their prey, he described the importance of inherited instinct as a behaviour pattern in insects. In 1866 he isolated from the madder plant a colouring substance, later identified as alizarin, which became useful as a biological stain. He wrote many books to popularize science. Although Fabre never accepted the theory of evolution, his work was respected by Darwin.

The hunting wasps book pdf download By Jean Henri Fabre

Renowned for only the last five years of his generally impoverished life (1823-1915), J. Henri Fabre is nonetheless recognized as one of the most respected and beloved entomologists in the world. He devoted his life to the study of insects and carefully (and beautifully) described his findings in book after book. Fabre was eighty-four when the last of the ten volumes of his magnum opus appeared—Souvenirs Entomologiques. He was suddenly discovered by such eminent literary figures as Maurice Maeterlinck, Edmund Rostand and Roman Rolland. Scientific societies in London, Brussels, Stockholm, Geneva and St. Petersburg elected him to membership. The French government gave him an annual pension. All students of insect behavior, of comparative psychology, of experimental biology are indebted to him.

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