Henri Marie Ducrotay de Blainville | |
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Born | |
Died | 1 May 1850 | (aged 72)
Known for | Taxonomic authority on zoological species |
Awards | Member of the American Philosophical Society, Philadelphia and of the French Academy of Sciences; foreign member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences |
Scientific career | |
Fields | |
Institutions | Collège de France French Academy of Sciences |
Author abbrev. (zoology) | Blainville |
Henri Marie Ducrotay de Blainville (French: [ɑ̃ʁi maʁi dykʁɔtɛ də blɛ̃vil]; 12 September 1777 – 1 May 1850) was a French zoologist and anatomist.