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Jeanne Villepreux-Power

French marine biologist
Jeanne Villepreux-Power, born Jeanne Villepreux, was a pioneering French marine biologist who in 1832 was the first person to create aquaria for experimenting with aquatic organisms. The English biologist Richard Owen referred to her as the... Wikipedia
Born: September 24, 1794, Juillac, France
Died: January 25, 1871 (age 76 years), Juillac, France