Anselme Gaëtan Desmarest

Anselme Gaëtan Desmarest ( born March 6, 1784 in Paris, † June 4, 1838 in Maisons -Alfort ) was a French zoologist and writer. He was the son of the famous geologist Nicolas Desmarest (1725-1815) and studied zoology at the National Veterinary school Maisons- Alfort. While working as a zoologist he described many animal species, including the bat-eared fox, the red kangaroo and the thick -tailed opossum.

Works

• Histoire Naturelle of Tangaras, the Manakins et des Todiers (1805 )
• Considérations générales sur la classe of crustacés (1825 )
• Dictionnaire des Sciences Naturelles (1816-1830) - with André Marie Constant Duméril

• Zoologist
• Frenchman
• Born in 1784
• Died in 1838
• Man