Jacques Carayon

Jacques Carayon
Born(1916-11-11)11 November 1916
Toulouse, France
Died1997
NationalityFrench
Known forEarly research of traumatic insemination
Scientific career
FieldsEntomology
InstitutionsMuséum national d'histoire naturelle

Jacques Carayon (11 November 1916 – 1997) was a French entomologist, best known for his pioneering research into traumatic insemination.[1] Carayon was Chairman of Entomology at the National Museum in Paris from 1975 to 1985.[1][2]

  1. ^ a b James A. Slater (1997) "Jacques Carayon (1916-1997) an Appreciation," Journal of the New York Entomological Society, Vol. 105, No. 3/4 (Summer - Fall, 1997), pp. 238-242
  2. ^ Parassitologia, Official Journal of the Italian Society of Parasitology, vol 50, no. 3-4, December 2008, p183