Jean Bouillon

Jean Bouillon
Born (1926-12-20)20 December 1926
Uccle, Belgium
Died 29 March 2009(2009-03-29) (aged 82)
Nationality Belgian
Fields Marine biology
Institutions Université libre de Bruxelles

Jean Bouillon (20 December 1926 – 29 March 2009) was a Belgian marine biologist and expert on Hydrozoa.[1]

Biography

Jean Bouillon was born in Uccle, Belgium. He worked from 1955 to 1991 as a professor at the Université libre de Bruxelles. He was both Director of the Laboratory of Zoology and Marine Biology at the University.

From 1975 to 1994, he was the founder and director of the King Leopold III Biological Station at Laing Island, Hansa Bay, Madang Province, Papua New-Guinea.

On 4 April 1992, he became a corresponding member of l’Académie royale des Sciences, des Lettres et des Beaux-Arts de Belgique . He was promoted to full member on 13 January 2001 and an honorary member 7 October 2004.

He was also a member of l’Académie royale des sciences d’Outre-mer.[2]

His last publication, the modestly named "An Introduction to Hydrozoa", is the standard work on this group of animals.[3]

Bibliography

References

  1. Schuchert, Peter; Bouillon, Jean (2009). "Magapia, nom. nov., replacing Laingia Bouillon, 1978, and Magapiidae, nom. nov., replacing Laingiidae Bouillon, 1978 (Cnidaria, Hydrozoa)". Revue suisse de zoologie. 116: 437–439. doi:10.5962/bhl.part.81327.
  2. Bouillon, Jean (1926–2009).
  3. Bouillon, J.; Gravili, C.; Pagès, F.; Gili, J.-M.; Boero, F. (2006). An introduction to Hydrozoa. Mémoires du Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle, 194. Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle: Paris, France. ISBN 2-85653-580-1. 591pp. + 1 cd-rom
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