Étienne Wolff Explained

Étienne Wolff
Birth Date:12 February 1904
Birth Place:Auxerre, France
Death Place:Paris, France
Nationality:French
Education:Lycée Corneille
Occupation:Biologist
Known For:Member of the Académie Française

Étienne Wolff (Auxerre, 12 February 1904 – Paris, 18 November 1996) was a French biologist, specialising in experimental and teratological embryology. He led the Société zoologique de France from 1958 and was elected to the French Academy of Sciences in 1963.

Personal life

He was educated at the Lycée Pierre-Corneille in Rouen.[1]

Wolff was an advocate of animal rights. He was President of the French League for Animal Rights (1984-1986).[2]

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Notes and References

  1. http://lgcorneille-lyc.spip.ac-rouen.fr/spip.php?article6 Lycée Pierre Corneille de Rouen - History
  2. https://archive.today/20220115223251/https://journals-openedition-org.translate.goog/hrc/989?_x_tr_sl=fr&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en&_x_tr_pto=sc%23 "The LFDA and Animal Ethics in France"