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René Richard Louis Castel

Memorial of Castel in Vire (1835)

René Richard Louis Castel (6 October 1758 in Vire – 15 June 1832 in Reims) was a French poet and naturalist.

The genus Castela was named after him, honoring his works in botany.

Associated works

  • Les Plantes, poëme, Paris, Migneret, 1797.
  • Histoire naturelle des poissons : avec les figures dessinées d'après nature / par Bloch ; ouvrage classé par ordres, genres et espèces, d'après le systeme de Linné ; avec les caractères génériques par René-Richard Castel, with Marcus Elieser Bloch, part of series: "Histoire naturelle de Buffon" ; t. 32–41.[1]
  • La Forêt de Fontainebleau, poëme, Paris : Deterville, an XIII-1805.[2]
  • Le prince de Catane opéra en trois actes. Paroles de M. Castel, 1813 by Nicolo Isouard, words by René Castel.[3] (an opera after Voltaires L'Education d'un prince).

References

  1. ^ Biodiversity Heritage Library Histoire naturelle des poissons
  2. ^ WorldCat Search published works
  3. ^ WorldCat Title Le prince de Catane opéra en trois actes

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