Alcide d'Orbigny

French scientist (1802–1857)

Alcide Charles Victor Marie Dessalines d'Orbigny (6 September 1802 – 30 June 1857) was a French naturalist who helped in zoology (including malacology), palaeontology, geology, archaeology and anthropology.

Alcide Charles Victor Marie Dessalines d'Orbigny
Born6 September 1802 (1802-09-06)
Couëron, France
Died30 June 1857 (1857-07-01) (aged 54)
NationalityFrench
Known formalacology, fossils, palaeontology
Scientific career
FieldsNatural history
InstitutionsMuséum National d'Histoire Naturelle