Jeanne Villepreux-Power, born Jeanne Villepreux (24 September 1794 – 25 January 1871), was a pioneering French marine biologist, described by English biologist Richard Owen as the "Mother of Aquariophily." In 1832 she was the first person to invent and create aquaria for experimenting with aquatic organisms.[1] The systematic application of the aquarium to study marine life which she created is still used today. As a leading cephalopods researcher, she proved that the Argonauta argo produces its own shells, as opposed to acquiring them.[2][3] Villepreux-Power was also a noted dressmaker,[4] author and conservationist, as well as the first female member of the Accademia Gioenia di Catania in 1832.[5]
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