Bernard Germain de Lacépède
Bernard Germain de Lacépède | |
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Portrait by Joseph Ducreux, c. 1785 | |
| Born | 26 December 1756 |
| Died | 6 October 1825 (aged 68) |
| Nationality | French |
| Known for | Continuing Buffon's Histoire Naturelle |
| Awards | Grand-Croix of the Legion of Honor (1805) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Natural history |
| Institutions | National Museum of Natural History, France |
Bernard-Germain-Étienne de La Ville-sur-Illon, comte de Lacépède or La Cépède (French: [bɛʁnaʁ ʒɛʁmɛ̃ etjɛn də la vil syʁ‿ijɔ̃ də lasepɛd]; 26 December 1756 – 6 October 1825) was a French naturalist and an active freemason. He is known for his contribution to the Comte de Buffon's great work, the Histoire Naturelle.