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Charles Frédéric Girard

biologist, zoologist

1822 (Mulhouse, France) – 1895 (Neuilly-s-Seine)

Girard studied with Agassiz in Switzerland and accompanied him to the U.S. Baird invited him to work on the Smithsonian’s reptile and fish collection.

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Charles Frédéric Girard knew…

  • Spencer Fullerton Baird
  • Louis Agassiz
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