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René Antoine Ferchault de Réaumur
1683Feb, 28

René Antoine Ferchault de Réaumur

René Antoine Ferchault de Réaumur, French entomologist and academic (d. 1757)
René Antoine Ferchault de Réaumur (French: [ʁe.o.myːʁ]; 28 February 1683, La Rochelle – 17 October 1757, Saint-Julien-du-Terroux) was a French entomologist and writer who contributed to many different fields, especially the study of insects. He introduced the Réaumur temperature scale.

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