Pierre ChrétienW
Pierre Chrétien

Pierre Chrétien was a French entomologist who specialised in Lepidoptera. He was a member of Société entomologique de France. Trifurcula chretieni Z. & A. Lastuvka & van Nieukerken, 2013 is "named in honour of Pierre Chrétien (1846–1934), who discovered nepticulid mines on Bupleurum, including those on Bupleurum rigidum, and the first author to describe a number of Mediterranean species that are now placed in Trifurcula (Glaucolepis)." His collection is held by National Museum of Natural History in Paris.

Alexandre ConstantW
Alexandre Constant

Alexandre Constant also known as Alfred Constant was a French entomologist who specialised in Lepidoptera.

Jacques CousteauW
Jacques Cousteau

Jacques-Yves Cousteau, was a French naval officer, explorer, conservationist, filmmaker, innovator, scientist, photographer, author and researcher who studied the sea and all forms of life in water. He co-developed the Aqua-Lung, pioneered marine conservation and was a member of the Académie française.

Jules CulotW
Jules Culot

Jules Culot was a French entomologist and an entomological illustrator who specialised in Coleoptera and Lepidoptera.

Émile DeyrolleW
Émile Deyrolle

Émile Deyrolle (1838–1917) was a French naturalist and natural history dealer in Paris. The business was originally owned by his naturalist grandfather, Jean-Baptiste Deyrolle who opened his shop in 1831 at 23, Rue de la Monnaie. Émile’s father Achille Deyrolle ran the business for many years. Émile took over in 1866. The address from 1881 was 46, Rue du Bac, the former home of Jacques Samuel Bernhart. Deyrolle specialized in natural history publications and specimens taxidermy, minerals, rocks, fossils, botanical specimens, shells, taxidermy, microscopic specimens and microscopes.

Paul DogninW
Paul Dognin

Paul Dognin was a French entomologist who specialised in the Lepidoptera of South America. Dognin named 101 new genera of moths.

Jean DorstW
Jean Dorst

Jean Dorst was a French ornithologist.

Gabriel DupuyW
Gabriel Dupuy

Gabriel Dupuy was a French entomologist who specialised in Lepidoptera.

François-Robert Fenwick BrownW
François-Robert Fenwick Brown

François-Robert Fenwick Brown also known as Robert-Francois Brown; Francois Robert Fenwick Brown, was a French entomologist who specialised in Microlepidoptera. He was a Member of the Société entomologique de France.

François Josephe FettigW
François Josephe Fettig

Abbé François Joseph Fettig was a French entomologist specialising in Lepidoptera and Coleoptera.

Gédéon FoulquierW
Gédéon Foulquier

Gédéon Foulquier (1855-1941), was a French entomologist who specialised in Lepidoptera. He wrote with Charles Oberthür Catalogue raisonné des Lepidoptères des Bouches-du-Rhône . Premier partie, Rhopalocères. Marseille : Librairie Ruat, 1899.

Alfred GrandidierW
Alfred Grandidier

Alfred Grandidier was a French naturalist and explorer.

Charles JanetW
Charles Janet

Charles Janet was a French engineer, company director, inventor and biologist. He is also known for his innovative left-step presentation of the periodic table of chemical elements.

Claude-François JeunetW
Claude-François Jeunet

Claude-François Jeunet, was a French entomologist who specialised in Lepidoptera. He studied the fauna of Doubs and Franche-Comté. Claude-Francois Jeunet was a friend of Charles Oberthur.

Christian JouaninW
Christian Jouanin

Christian Jouanin was a prominent French ornithologist and expert on petrels. He worked for the Muséum national d'histoire naturelle in Paris and is a former Vice President of the International Union for Conservation of Nature. He has done many major projects in the field, notably with petrels in the Indian Ocean and Madeiras, and has described a number of species.

Charles OberthürW
Charles Oberthür

Charles Oberthür was a French entomologist specializing in Lepidoptera. He was the son of François-Charles Oberthür.

Joseph Pierre RondouW
Joseph Pierre Rondou

Joseph Pierre Rondou was a French entomologist who specialised in Lepidoptera.