Eugène Simon
Eugène Simon | |
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Portrait by Nadar, c. 1900 | |
| Born | 30 April 1848 |
| Died | 17 November 1924 (aged 76) |
| Scientific career | |
| Institutions | Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris |
Eugène Louis Simon (French pronunciation: [øʒɛn lwi simɔ̃]; 30 April 1848 – 17 November 1924) was a French naturalist who worked particularly on insects and spiders, but also on birds and plants. He is by far the most prolific spider taxonomist in history, describing over 4,000 species.