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Anselme Gaëtan Desmarest

French zoologist (1784–1838)

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Born
March 6, 1784
Died
June 4, 1838
Zodiac sign
Pisces
Birth year
1784

About Anselme Gaëtan Desmarest

Anselme Gaëtan Desmarest was a French zoologist and author. He was the son of Nicolas Desmarest and the father of Eugène Anselme Sébastien Léon Desmarest. Desmarest was one of the first scientists to routinely apply both genus and species names to animals. Anselme Gaëtan Desmarest (6 March 1784 – 4 June 1838) was a French zoologist and author. The common name, Desmarest's hutia, honors Anselme Gaëtan Desmarest, who described the species in 1822 under the synonym fourniere.

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Anselme Gaëtan Desmarest timeline

  1. Anselme Gaëtan Desmarest (6 March 1784 – 4 June 1838) was a French zoologist and author.
  2. The common name, Desmarest's hutia, honors Anselme Gaëtan Desmarest, who described the species in 1822 under the synonym fourniere.

The world when Anselme Gaëtan Desmarest was born

Anselme Gaëtan Desmarest was born in 1784. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Headlines and milestones

  • Top headlineTreaty of Paris ratified by Congress
  • Technology milestoneBenjamin Franklin invents bifocal glasses
  • Defining fadBallooning craze sweeps Europe
  • World population~795M

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderContinental Congress
  • U.S. population3.4M

1784 versus 2026

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Measure17842026
Population3.4M341 million

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