Félix Pierre Jousseaume
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Félix Pierre Jousseaume was a French zoologist
and malacologist. He studied medicine in Paris
where he then practised. His thesis was Des Végétaux parasites de l'Homme. He participated in the founding of the Société zoologique de France
and was President of that society in 1878.
After 1890 he abandoned his practise to study malacology. He made many trips to the Red Sea
, giving his collections to the Muséum national d'histoire naturelle
.
Jousseaume wrote many short scientific papers mainly published in- Naturaliste, revue illustrée des sciences naturelles, les Nouvelles archives des missions scientifiques et littéraires, la Revue et magasin de zoologie, and le Bulletin de la Société zoologique de France. He also wrote in 1899 La Philosophie aux prises avec la Mer Rouge, le darwinisme et les 3 règnes des corps organisés (A. Maloine, Paris : xii + 559 p.), in 1907 De l'Attraction et autres joyeusetés de la science (A. Maloine, Paris : 160 p.) and in 1914 Impressions de voyage en Apharras [Texte imprimé], anthropologie, philosophie, morale d'un peuple errant berger et guerrier (J.-B. Baillière et fils, Paris, deux volumes : xviii + 700 et 575 p.).
France
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and malacologist. He studied medicine in Paris
Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
where he then practised. His thesis was Des Végétaux parasites de l'Homme. He participated in the founding of the Société zoologique de France
Société zoologique de France
La Société zoologique de France or Zoological Society of France is a scientific society devoted to Zoology. It was founded in 1876....
and was President of that society in 1878.
After 1890 he abandoned his practise to study malacology. He made many trips to the Red Sea
Red Sea
The Red Sea is a seawater inlet of the Indian Ocean, lying between Africa and Asia. The connection to the ocean is in the south through the Bab el Mandeb strait and the Gulf of Aden. In the north, there is the Sinai Peninsula, the Gulf of Aqaba, and the Gulf of Suez...
, giving his collections to the Muséum national d'histoire naturelle
Muséum national d'histoire naturelle
The Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle is the National Museum of Natural History in Paris, France.- History :The museum was formally founded on 10 June 1793, during the French Revolution...
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Jousseaume wrote many short scientific papers mainly published in- Naturaliste, revue illustrée des sciences naturelles, les Nouvelles archives des missions scientifiques et littéraires, la Revue et magasin de zoologie, and le Bulletin de la Société zoologique de France. He also wrote in 1899 La Philosophie aux prises avec la Mer Rouge, le darwinisme et les 3 règnes des corps organisés (A. Maloine, Paris : xii + 559 p.), in 1907 De l'Attraction et autres joyeusetés de la science (A. Maloine, Paris : 160 p.) and in 1914 Impressions de voyage en Apharras [Texte imprimé], anthropologie, philosophie, morale d'un peuple errant berger et guerrier (J.-B. Baillière et fils, Paris, deux volumes : xviii + 700 et 575 p.).
Taxa
Taxa named in his honor include two genera and several species:- Jousseaumea Sacco, 1894
- Jousseaumiella Bourne, 1907
- Metis jusseaumei (Richard)
- Amphibetaeus jousseaumei Coutière, 1896
- Neocallichirus jousseaumei (Nobili, 1904)
- Murex jousseaumei Poirier, 1883
- Chlamys jousseaumei Bavay, 1904
- Cerithiopsis jousseaumeiCerithiopsis jousseaumeiCerithiopsis jousseaumei is a species of sea snail, a gastropod in the family Cerithiopsidae. It was described by Jay and Drivas in 2002....
Jay & Drivas, 2002 - Clathrosansonia jousseaumei (Bavai, 1921).