Birthdate: 1517 AD
Birthplace: Cérans-Foulletourte, France
Died: March 31, 1564
Pierre Belon, a versatile French professional during the Renaissance period, was known for his work as a traveller, naturalist, writer, and diplomat. His broad interests led him to study and write on various subjects, such as ichthyology, ornithology, botany, comparative anatomy, architecture, and Egyptology. Referred to as Pierre Belon du Mans or Petrus Bellonius Cenomanus, his contributions to comparative anatomy were highly esteemed, earning him the title of the “prophet of comparative anatomy” by the Russian physiologist Ivan Pavlov.
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