Eugène Simon
Eugène Louis Simon was a French naturalist who worked particularly on insects and spiders, but also on birds and plants. He is by far the most prolific spider taxonomist in history, describing over 4,000 species.
30 April 1848
Born on the same birth day (30 April): Anton Murray • David Thompson (explorer) • Dion Dreesens • Erni Krusten • Lee Roache • Martten Kaldvee • Max Merritt • Paula Ribó • Pierre Pagé • Richárd Weisz • Władysław Witwicki • Zlatko Topčić
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