Edgard Hérouard
French zoologist
Died when: 74 years 4 days (888 months)Star Sign: Pisces
Edgard Joseph Émile Hérouard (18 March 1858 in Saint-Quentin, Aisne - 22 March 1932 in Paris) was a French marine biologist.In 1889 he started work as a préparateur at the Sorbonne, earning his doctorate in natural sciences during the following year.
From 1895 he served as chef des travaux pratiques de zoologie.In 1901 he was named vice-president of the Société zoologique de France, and soon afterwards was appointed assistant director of the Station biologique de Roscoff.In 1910 he attained the title of associate professor, becoming a professor "without chair" in 1921.
Hérouard is known for his investigations of sea cucumbers, providing descriptions of numerous Holothurian species.Also, with Yves Delage (1854-1920), he is credited with describing the Order Hymenostomatida (1896).
