Pierre André Latreille

Pierre André Latreille was a French zoologist, specialising in arthropods. Having trained as a Roman Catholic priest before the French Revolution, Latreille was imprisoned, and only regained his freedom after recognising a rare beetle species he found in the prison, Necrobia ruficollis.

29 November 1762

Born on the same birth day (29 November): Andrew McCarthy • Andrija Artuković • Aylin Tezel • Fernando Ramos da Silva • John Ambrose Fleming • Julius Randle • MJ Melendez • Madeleine L'Engle • Mark Pembridge • Peter Bergman (comedian) • Roger Troutman • Suzan Rose Benedict

Born in the same month (November 1762): Spencer Perceval