Where did Cuvier die?
London
Berlin
Paris
Vienna
Answer
In Paris, Georges Cuvier, a prominent French naturalist and zoologist known as the "father of paleontology," passed away on May 13, 1832. He made significant contributions to the field by establishing the concept of extinction and categorizing animal species based on their comparative anatomy. Cuvier's work laid the foundation for modern paleontology and influenced the development of evolutionary biology.
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