Joachim Barrande
Joachim Barrande | |
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Portrait of Barrande crerated in 1884 | |
| Born | 11 August 1799 |
| Died | 5 October 1883 (aged 84) Frohsdorf, Austria-Hungary |
| Alma mater | École Polytechnique |
| Awards | Wollaston Medal (1857) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | geology palaeontology |
| Author abbrev. (botany) | Barrande |
Joachim Barrande (11 August 1799 – 5 October 1883) was a French geologist and palaeontologist. He was particularly known for his work on trilobites, published in the Systéme Silurien de la Bohéme which he published in 22 parts. Trained under the school of Georges Cuvier, he opposed the evolutionary views of Charles Darwin.