# René Jeannel

> French entomologist (1879-1965)

**Wikidata**: [Q933991](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q933991)  
**Wikipedia**: [English](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/René_Jeannel)  
**Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/ren-jeannel

## Summary

René Jeannel was born on March 23, 1879, in the 4th arrondissement of Paris.[1][2] He held French citizenship.[2] His occupations included explorer, entomologist, physician, botanist, paleontologist, and naturalist.[2][3]His father was Maurice Jeannel.[2] He was educated at the University of Toulouse (1896-1968), the Paris Medical Faculty, and the Science Faculty of Paris.[4] His fields included natural science, entomology, geology, and paleontology.[3]He was employed by the University of Toulouse (1896-1968), Iuliu Hațieganu University of Medicine and Pharmacy, and the Muséum national d'histoire naturelle (1931–present). He held positions as president as of 1932 and as director of the Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle (1950–1950). He received awards including Commander of the Legion of Honour and honorary doctor of the University of Madrid Complutense. He died on February 20, 1965, in the 7th arrondissement of Paris.[4][2][5][6].


## References

1. Czech National Authority Database
2. Virtual International Authority File
3. BnF authorities
4. Nouveau dictionnaire de biographies roussillonnaises: 1789-2017, Volume 3
5. [Bionomia](https://bionomia.net/dataset/cd6e21c8-9e8a-493a-8a76-fbf7862069e5)
6. Bionomia
7. International Standard Name Identifier
8. [Source](http://www7.inra.fr/opie-insectes/pdf/i146aguilar.pdf)
9. Catalan Sport Encyclopedia
10. La France savante
11. Freebase Data Dumps. 2013
12. [Source](https://www.gbif.org/occurrence/1019742214)
13. [Bionomia](https://bionomia.net/dataset/821cc27a-e3bb-4bc5-ac34-89ada245069d)