Georges Cuvier: References & Edit History
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Additional Reading
William Coleman, Georges Cuvier, Zoologist: A Study in the History of Evolution Theory (1964), is a lucid analysis of Cuvier’s zoological ideas, with a partial bibliography. René Dujarric de la Rivière (ed.), Cuvier, sa vie, son oeuvre, pages choisies (1969), contains a short biography, with selections from his works, and a partial bibliography. A collection of important papers on Cuvier’s life and work was published for the centenary of his death in the Archives du Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle, series 6, vol. 9 (1932).
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| Anniversary information added. | May 09, 2026 | ||
| Anniversary information added. | Aug 19, 2025 | ||
| First paragraph modernization. | Feb 26, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: Linda Hall Library - Scientist of the Day - Biography of Georges Cuvier. | Jul 24, 2022 | ||
| Add new Web site: Famous Scientists - Biography of Georges Cuvier. | Feb 19, 2020 | ||
| Replaced photograph. | Jul 26, 2017 | ||
| Add new Web site: Wolfram Research - Eric Weisstein's World of Science - Biography of Georges Cuvier. | Mar 10, 2017 | ||
| Add new Web site: Strange Science - Biography of Georges Cuvier. | Mar 10, 2017 | ||
| Add new Web site: Public Broadcasting Service - Evolution - Biography of Georges Cuvier. | Mar 10, 2017 | ||
| Add new Web site: The Embryo Project Encyclopedia - Biography of Georges Cuvier. | Mar 10, 2017 | ||
| Title changed from "Cuvier, Baron Georges" to "Cuvier, Georges." | Sep 11, 2014 | ||
| Add new Web site: The Victorian Web - Biography of Georges Cuvier. | Aug 16, 2013 | ||
| Clarified that Montbéliard belonged to the duchy of Württemberg at the time of Cuvier's birth. |
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| Added new Web site: Matinee Classics - Biography of Frank Capra. | Apr 16, 2009 | ||
| Added new Web site: How Stuff Works - Science - Biography of Baron Cuvier. | Dec 29, 2008 | ||
| Added new Web site: University of California, Berkeley - Museum of Paleontology - Biography of Georges Cuvier. | Jun 27, 2006 | ||
| Article revised. | May 29, 2002 | ||
| Article added to new online database. | Jul 20, 1998 |
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