Jean Baptiste Vérany
Encyclopedia
Chevalier Jean Baptiste Vérany (1800, Nice
-1865) was a French
pharmacist
and naturalist
who specialised in the study of cephalopod
s.
In 1846, with Jean-Baptiste Barla
(1817–1896), he founded the Muséum d'histoire naturelle de Nice
. Vérany discovered and described many species. André Étienne d'Audebert de Férussac
named Chiroteuthis veranyi
for him.
Nice
Nice is the fifth most populous city in France, after Paris, Marseille, Lyon and Toulouse, with a population of 348,721 within its administrative limits on a land area of . The urban area of Nice extends beyond the administrative city limits with a population of more than 955,000 on an area of...
-1865) was a French
French people
The French are a nation that share a common French culture and speak the French language as a mother tongue. Historically, the French population are descended from peoples of Celtic, Latin and Germanic origin, and are today a mixture of several ethnic groups...
pharmacist
Pharmacist
Pharmacists are allied health professionals who practice in pharmacy, the field of health sciences focusing on safe and effective medication use...
and naturalist
Naturalist
Naturalist may refer to:* Practitioner of natural history* Conservationist* Advocate of naturalism * Naturalist , autobiography-See also:* The American Naturalist, periodical* Naturalism...
who specialised in the study of cephalopod
Cephalopod
A cephalopod is any member of the molluscan class Cephalopoda . These exclusively marine animals are characterized by bilateral body symmetry, a prominent head, and a set of arms or tentacles modified from the primitive molluscan foot...
s.
In 1846, with Jean-Baptiste Barla
Jean-Baptiste Barla
Jean-Baptiste Barla was a French botanist.Barla was a man of independent means and dedicated himself to investigate the fungi and orchids of the South of France. "Cette végétation exceptionelle, doit évidemment sa richesse et sa variété à la configuration topographique, toute particulière, du...
(1817–1896), he founded the Muséum d'histoire naturelle de Nice
Muséum d'histoire naturelle de Nice
The Natural History Museum of Nice is a French natural-history museum located in Nice.-Origins:...
. Vérany discovered and described many species. André Étienne d'Audebert de Férussac
André Étienne d'Audebert de Férussac
Baron André Étienne Justin Pascal Joseph François d'Audebert de Férussac was a French naturalist best known for his studies of molluscs...
named Chiroteuthis veranyi
Chiroteuthis veranyi
Chiroteuthis veranyi, commonly known as the Long-armed Squid, is a species of chiroteuthid squid. It grows to a mantle length of 12.5 cm and a total length of 130 cm....
for him.
Works
Partial list:- 1842 Illustrations . Isis von Oken, pp. 252–253.
- 1844 Description de deux genres nouveaux de mollusques nudibranches. Revue Zoologique par la Societe Cuvierienne, pp. 302–303.
- 1845. Janus spinolae. Guerin Magazin de Zoologie, series 2, 7:121-122, pl. 136.
- 1846 Descrizione di Genova e del Genovesato 1(2): Regno Animale Molluschi, pp. 90–110, pls. 2-4.
- 1846 Catalogo delgi animali invertebrati marini del golfo di Genova e Nizza. Est. dulla Guida di Genova 3: 1-30
- 1849 Description d'un nouveau genre et d'une nouvelle espece de Mollusque. Revue et Magazin de Zoologie pure et appliquee (2), 1:593-594, pl. 17.
- 1850 Lomanotus, eine neue Gattung und Art Molluske. Tagsberichte uber die Fortschritte der Natur- und Heilkunde, Abth. fur zoologie und palaeontologie 1(16):89-96.
- 1853. Catalogue des Mollusques cephalopodes, pteropodes, Gasteropodes nudibranches, etc. des environs de Nice. Journal de Conchyliologie 4:375-392.
- 1862 Zoologie des Alpes-Maritimes. Statistique générale du département par J. Roux.
- 1862 Zoologie des Alpes-Maritimes ou catalogue des animaux observes dans la département, Nice, Imprimerie et Librairie Ch. Cauvin, pp. 1–102. Nudibranchia pp. 86–90.
- 1851 Céphalopodes de la Méditerranée. Mollusques Méditerranéens Observes, Decrits, Figures et Chromolithographies a apres le vivant ouvrage dedii ASM le roi Charles Albert, I:1-132.
- 1865. Notice sur les Mollusques Nudibranches et description des six nouvelles Eolides de la Mediterranee. Annales de la Societe des Lettres, Sciences et Arts des Alpes-Maritimes 1:241-252.