Jules Henri Barrois
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Jules Henri Barrois was a French
zoologist
and head of the marine zoological laboratory (l'Observatoire Oceanologique de Villefranche
) at Villefranche-sur-Mer
from the early 1880s. He was the brother of Charles Barrois
, geologist
and palaeontologist, and student of Alfred Mathieu Giard
at Université de Lille
.
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
zoologist
Zoology
Zoology |zoölogy]]), is the branch of biology that relates to the animal kingdom, including the structure, embryology, evolution, classification, habits, and distribution of all animals, both living and extinct...
and head of the marine zoological laboratory (l'Observatoire Oceanologique de Villefranche
Observatoire Oceanologique de Villefranche
The Observatoire Oceanologique de Villefranche is a group of laboratories located in Villefranche-sur-Mer in the Côte d'Azur, France and sponsored by the Universities of Paris , Nice Sophia Antipolis and the Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique...
) at Villefranche-sur-Mer
Villefranche-sur-Mer
Villefranche-sur-Mer is a commune in the Alpes-Maritimes department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region on the French Riviera.-Geography:...
from the early 1880s. He was the brother of Charles Barrois
Charles Barrois
Charles Barrois was a French geologist and palaeontologist.Barrois was born at Lille and educated at the college in that town, where he studied geology under Professor Jules Gosselet...
, geologist
Geologist
A geologist is a scientist who studies the solid and liquid matter that constitutes the Earth as well as the processes and history that has shaped it. Geologists usually engage in studying geology. Geologists, studying more of an applied science than a theoretical one, must approach Geology using...
and palaeontologist, and student of Alfred Mathieu Giard
Alfred Mathieu Giard
Alfred Mathieu Giard was a French zoologist born in Valenciennes on August 8, 1846. He was a professor at the Sorbonne, at École centrale de Lille and served as director of the marine laboratory in Wimereux ....
at Université de Lille
Université Lille Nord de France
The University of Lille -Nord de France , located in Lille, France, is a center for higher education, academic research and doctoral studies located over multiple campuses in the Academie de Lille....
.