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| '''Maurice Bedot''' (7 April 1859 – 27 August 1927) was a Swiss zoologist who became a director of the Museum of Natural History in Geneva. He took part in an expedition into |
'''Maurice Bedot''' (7 April 1859 – 27 August 1927) was a Swiss zoologist who became a director of the ]. He took part in an expedition into the Malay Archipelago to collect marine biological specimens. | ||
| Bedot studied at the University of Geneva under Carl Vogt and Hermann Fol. He also spent some time at the University of Jena working under Oscar Hertwig on his doctorate. He spent time at the marine biological station in Napes. In 1890 Bedot was part of a team along with Camille Pictet to join an expedition to the Malay Archipelago. He travelled through Sarawak, Borneo, lived with Dayaks and then visited Java. He spent two and a half months in the Bay of Amboina collecting specimens. The collections made were studied subsequently and he published two monographs which included descriptions of the expedition. He also took an interest in physical anthropology and studied the cranial characters of the people of Valais. He became the director of the Museum of Natural History in Geneva in 1891 and held the position for 36 years. He founded the journal ''Swiss Review of Zoology'' in 1893 which he edited until his death. From 1897 he also served as a professor of general zoology at the University of Geneva. He was elected to the Geographical Society of Geneva in 1891.<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Pittard |first=Eugène |date=1928 |title=Maurice Bedot |url=https://www.persee.fr/doc/globe_0398-3412_1928_num_67_1_2471 |journal=Le Globe. Revue genevoise de géographie |volume=67 |issue=1 |pages=21–24}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal|first=Pierre |last=Revilliod|title= Maurice Bedot 1859-1927 |journal= Revue suisse de zoologie, MHNG|volume= 35|year= 1928|pages= 1–16 |doi=10.5962/BHL.PART.117615}}</ref> | Bedot studied at the ] under ] and ]. He also spent some time at the ] working under Oscar Hertwig on his doctorate. He spent time at the marine biological station in Napes. In 1890 Bedot was part of a team along with ] to join an expedition to the Malay Archipelago. He travelled through Sarawak, Borneo, lived with Dayaks and then visited Java. He spent two and a half months in the Bay of Amboina collecting specimens. The collections made were studied subsequently and he published two monographs which included descriptions of the expedition. He also took an interest in physical anthropology and studied the cranial characters of the people of Valais. He became the director of the Museum of Natural History in Geneva in 1891 and held the position for 36 years. He founded the journal ''Swiss Review of Zoology'' in 1893 which he edited until his death. From 1897 he also served as a professor of general zoology at the University of Geneva. He was elected to the Geographical Society of Geneva in 1891.<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Pittard |first=Eugène |date=1928 |title=Maurice Bedot |url=https://www.persee.fr/doc/globe_0398-3412_1928_num_67_1_2471 |journal=Le Globe. Revue genevoise de géographie |volume=67 |issue=1 |pages=21–24}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal|first=Pierre |last=Revilliod|title= Maurice Bedot 1859-1927 |journal= Revue suisse de zoologie, MHNG|volume= 35|year= 1928|pages= 1–16 |doi=10.5962/BHL.PART.117615}}</ref> | ||
| == References == | == References == | ||
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Maurice Bedot (7 April 1859 – 27 August 1927) was a Swiss zoologist who became a director of the Museum of Natural History in Geneva. He took part in an expedition into the Malay Archipelago to collect marine biological specimens.
Bedot studied at the University of Geneva under Carl Vogt and Hermann Fol. He also spent some time at the University of Jena working under Oscar Hertwig on his doctorate. He spent time at the marine biological station in Napes. In 1890 Bedot was part of a team along with Camille Pictet to join an expedition to the Malay Archipelago. He travelled through Sarawak, Borneo, lived with Dayaks and then visited Java. He spent two and a half months in the Bay of Amboina collecting specimens. The collections made were studied subsequently and he published two monographs which included descriptions of the expedition. He also took an interest in physical anthropology and studied the cranial characters of the people of Valais. He became the director of the Museum of Natural History in Geneva in 1891 and held the position for 36 years. He founded the journal Swiss Review of Zoology in 1893 which he edited until his death. From 1897 he also served as a professor of general zoology at the University of Geneva. He was elected to the Geographical Society of Geneva in 1891.
References
- Pittard, Eugène (1928). "Maurice Bedot". Le Globe. Revue genevoise de géographie. 67 (1): 21–24.
- Revilliod, Pierre (1928). "Maurice Bedot 1859-1927". Revue suisse de zoologie, MHNG. 35: 1–16. doi:10.5962/BHL.PART.117615.