Frédéric Cuvier (June 28, 1773 - July 24, 1838) was a French zoologist. He was the younger brother of Georges Cuvier. (Some entries on this page have been duplicated on August 1. ... 1773 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... July 24 is the 205th day (206th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 160 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. ... Georges Cuvier Baron Georges Leopold Chretien Frédéric Dagobert Cuvier (August 23, 1769 - May 13, 1832) was a French naturalist, He was born at Montbéliard (then Mömpelgard in Württemberg) under the name of Johann Leopold Nicolaus Friedrich Kuefer, and was the son of a retired officer...

Frederic was the head keeper of the menagerie at the Muséum d'Histoire Naturelle in Paris from 1804 to 1838. The chair of comparative physiology was created for him at the Muséum d'Histoire Naturelle in 1837. He was elected as a foreign member of the Royal Society in 1835. A zoo. ... The Eiffel Tower has become a symbol of Paris throughout the world. ... The Royal Society of London is claimed to be the oldest learned society still in existence. ...

Cuvier was the author, with Étienne Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, of Histoire naturelle des mammifères (4 vols., 1819-1842). Étienne Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire (April 15, 1772 - June 19, 1844) was a French naturalist who established the principle of unity of composition. He was born at Étampes, Seine-et-Oise, and studied at the college of Navarre, in Paris, where he studied natural philosophy under M. J. Brisson. ...