Anselme Gaëtan Desmarest (1784 - June 4, 1838) was a French zoologist and author. He was the son of Nicolas Desmarest. 1784 was a leap year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... June 4 is the 155th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (156th in leap years), with 210 days remaining. ... 1838 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... Zoology (Greek zoon = animal and logos = word) is the biological discipline which involves the study of animals. ... Nicolas Desmarest (September 16, 1725 - September 20, 1815) was a French geologist. ...

Desmarest published Histoire Naturelle des Tangaras, des Manakins et des Todiers (1805), Considérations générales sur la classe des crustacés (1825) and Dictionnaire des Sciences Naturelles (1816-30, with André Marie Constant Duméril). André Marie Constant Duméril (1774 - 1860) was a French zoologist. ...