Pierre-Médard Diard

Pierre-Médard Diard (French pronunciation: [pjɛʁ medaʁ djaʁ]; 19 March 1794 – 16 February 1863) was a French naturalist and explorer.

Diard studied zoology and anatomy under Georges Cuvier and assisted him in researches on the development of the foetus and on the eggs of quadrupeds. In 1816, he traveled to the East Indies.

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