Louis Dollo

Summary

Louis Dollo is a human^[1]. His place of birth was Lille^[2]. He was born on December 7, 1857^[3]. He died in Brussels^[4]. He died on April 19, 1931^[5]. He worked as a paleontologist^[6], mining engineer^[7], curator^[8], conservator^[9], and zoologist^[10]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (32 views/month, #7,292 of 1,000,298).^[11]

Key Facts

• Louis Dollo's place of birth was Lille^[2].
• Louis Dollo died in Brussels^[4].
• Louis Dollo passed away in Brussels^[12].
• Louis Dollo was born on December 7, 1857^[3].
• Louis Dollo died on April 19, 1931^[5].
• Louis Dollo held citizenship in Belgium^[13].
• Louis Dollo held citizenship in France^[14].
• French was Louis Dollo's native language^[15].
• Louis Dollo's professions included paleontologist^[6].
• Louis Dollo worked as a mining engineer^[7].
• Louis Dollo worked as a curator^[8].
• Louis Dollo worked as a conservator^[9].
• Louis Dollo worked as a zoologist^[10].
• Louis Dollo's field of work was paleontology^[16].
• Louis Dollo's field of work was mining^[17].
• Louis Dollo's field of work was conservation biology^[18].
• Louis Dollo's field of work was zoology^[19].
• Among Louis Dollo's employers was Museum of Natural Sciences of Belgium^[20].
• Among Louis Dollo's employers was Free University of Brussels^[21].
• Louis Dollo's education included a stint at Institut industriel du Nord^[22].
• Louis Dollo was educated at Lille University of Science and Technology^[23].
• A notable work attributed to Louis Dollo is Dollo's law of irreversibility^[24].
• Louis Dollo received the Murchison Medal^[25].
• Louis Dollo was a member of Paläontologische Gesellschaft^[26].
• Louis Dollo was a member of Academy of Sciences of the USSR^[27].

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Origins and Family

Louis Dollo was born in Lille^[2]. He was born on December 7, 1857^[3]. French was his native language^[15].

Education

Educated at Institut industriel du Nord^[22], an institute of technology^[28], in France^[29], founded in 1872^[30], headquartered in Rue du Lombard^[31] and Lille University of Science and Technology^[23], an open-access publisher^[32], in France^[33], founded in 1970^[34], headquartered in Villeneuve-d'Ascq^[35]. Louis Dollo studied under Alfred Mathieu Giard^[36].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include paleontologist^[6], mining engineer^[7], curator^[8], conservator^[9], and zoologist^[10]. Fields of work include paleontology^[16], an academic discipline^[37]; mining^[17], an economic activity^[38]; conservation biology^[18], an academic discipline^[39]; and zoology^[19], a branch of biology^[40]. Employers include Museum of Natural Sciences of Belgium^[20], a natural history museum^[41], in Belgium^[42], founded in 1846^[43] and Free University of Brussels^[21], a university^[44], in Belgium^[45], founded in 1834^[46], headquartered in Brussels^[47].

Works and Contributions

A notable work attributed to Louis Dollo is Dollo's law of irreversibility^[24]. Things named for him include Dollo's law of irreversibility^[48], a hypothesis^[49] and Dollodon^[50], a fossil taxon^[51].

Recognition

Louis Dollo received the Murchison Medal^[25].

Death and Burial

Louis Dollo died on April 19, 1931^[5]. Recorded place of death include Brussels^[4], a big city^[52], in Belgium^[53], founded in 1795^[54].

Why It Matters

Louis Dollo ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (32 views/month, #7,292 of 1,000,298).^[11] He has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[55] He is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[56]

He is credited with the discovery of Dollo's law of irreversibility^[57], a hypothesis^[58]. Entities named for him include Dollo's law of irreversibility^[48], a hypothesis^[49] and Dollodon^[50], a fossil taxon^[51].

FAQs

Where was Louis Dollo born?

Born in Lille^[2], Louis Dollo…

Where did Louis Dollo die?

Louis Dollo passed away in Brussels^[4].

What did Louis Dollo do for work?

Louis Dollo worked as paleontologist^[6], mining engineer^[7], curator^[8], conservator^[9], and zoologist^[10].

Where did Louis Dollo go to school?

Louis Dollo was educated at Institut industriel du Nord^[22] and Lille University of Science and Technology^[23].

What awards did Louis Dollo receive?

Honors received include Murchison Medal^[25].

What did Louis Dollo discover?

Louis Dollo is credited as discoverer of Dollo's law of irreversibility^[57].