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Mar 18, 1858 Saint Quentin, Hauts de France, France Died on 22 Mar 1932 (aged 74)
French marine biologist
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About Edgard Hérouard
- Edgard Joseph Émile Hérouard (18 March 1858 in Saint-Quentin, Aisne - 22 March 1932 in Paris) was a French marine biologist. In 1889 he started work as a préparateur at the Sorbonne, earning his doctorate in natural sciences during the following year.
- From 1895 he served as chef des travaux pratiques de zoologie.
- In 1901 he was named vice-president of the Société zoologique de France, and soon afterwards was appointed assistant director of the Station biologique de Roscoff. In 1910 he attained the title of associate professor, becoming a professor "without chair" in 1921.Hérouard is known for his investigations of sea cucumbers, providing descriptions of numerous Holothurian species.
- Also, with Yves Delage (1854-1920), he is credited with describing the Order Hymenostomatida (1896).
