Louis Companyo

Louis Companyo (1781 - 1871) was a French physician and naturalist.

Louis Companyo was a founder and director of the Musée d'Histoire Naturelle de Perpignan [http://www.perpignantourisme.com/page.php?lg=FR&np=75&idpage=43] and wrote "Histoire Naturelle du département des Pyrénées-Orientales". Perpignan, 1861-1864, the first book on the natural history of the Pyrenees when over eighty years old. The 3 volumes covergeography geology and paleontology (Volume 1), botany (Volume 2) , zoology and entomology (Volume 3).

External links

* [http://www.mediterranees.net/biographies/capeille/companyo.html Louis Companyo] in French.

References

*Constantin, R. 1992 "Memorial des Coléopteristes Français". Bull. liaison Assoc. Col. reg. parisienne , Paris (Suppl. 14).