He was born in Geneva. He graduated B. Sc. at Geneva in 1829, and pursued his studies for a short time at Paris, where under the influence of Georges Cuvier, de Blainville and others, he worked at natural history and comparative anatomy. On his return to Geneva in 1830 he assisted A. P. de Candolle by giving demonstrations in comparative anatomy. Five years later, when de Candolle retired, Pictet was appointed professor of zoology and comparative anatomy.[1]
In 1846 his duties were restricted to certain branches of zoology, including geology and palaeontology, and these he continued to teach until 1859, when he retired to devote his energies to the museum of natural history and to special palaeontological work. He was rector of the Academy from 1847 to 1850, and again from 1866 to 1868. He was for many years a member of the "Grand Conseil", the parliament of the Canton of Geneva, serving as its president in 1863 and 1864.[1]
Aipichthys minor (Pictet 1850)
His earlier published work related chiefly to entomology, and included Recherches pour servir à l'histoire et à l'anatomie des Phryganides (1834) and two parts of Histoire naturelle, générale et particulière, des insectes névroptères (1842–1845).[1]
He directed his attention to the fossils of his native country, more especially to those of the Cretaceous and Jurassic strata, and in 1854 he commenced the publication of his great work, Matériaux pour la paléontologie suisse, ou Recueil de monographies sur les fossiles du Jura et des Alpes..., a series of quarto memoirs, of which six were published (1854–1873). In this work Pictet was aided by Eugène Renevier, Gustave Campiche, Alois Humbert, Charles Louis Perceval de Loriol, Auguste Jaccard and Philippe de La Harpe. Pictet also brought out Mélanges paléontologiques (1863–1868). He died in Geneva in 1872.[1]
He was the author of Traité élémentaire de paléontologie (4 vols. 1844-1846). In the first edition Pictet, while adopting the hypothesis of successive creations of species, admitted that some may have originated through the modification of pre-existing forms. In his second edition (1853–1857) he enters further into the probable transformation of some species, and discusses the independence of certain faunas, which did not appear to have originated from the types which locally preceded them.[1]Alfred Russel Wallace made notes on Pictet's Paleontology [3] and these have been suggested [4] as giving a structure for his 'Sarawak Law' paper of 1855 which contains the assertion that "Every species has come into existence coincident both in space and time with a pre-existing closely allied species": this, omitting the word 'generally' is point 2 of Wallace's precis.
Pictet was an advocate of progressive creationism, the belief that species were created in successive stages.[5] He acknowledged from the fossil record that some species had evolved from earlier ancestors but denied that entire groups of species had evolved through gradual transformation.[5] He reviewed Charles Darwin's On the Origin of Species in a lengthy review. Darwin noted that "Of all the opposed reviews I think this the only quite fair one, & I never expected to see one."[5] Darwin predicted that Pictet would eventually support his theory but this was not the case. He never abandoned his view of successive species creation.[5]
^ abcdeOne or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Pictet de la Rive, François Jules". Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 21 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 586. Endnotes:
Obituary by W. S. Dallas, Quart. Journ. Geol. Soc. (1873), vol. xxix.
^Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN978-1-4214-0135-5. ("Pictet", p. 207).
^"APS Member History". search.amphilsoc.org. Retrieved 16 April 2021.
Further readingedit
David L. Hull. (1973). Darwin and His Critics: The Reception of Darwin's Theory of Evolution by the Scientific Community. Harvard University Press.
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(in French) Pictet Family Archives
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Francois Jules Pictet De la Rive 27 September 1809 15 March 1872 was a Swiss zoologist and palaeontologist Francois Jules Pictet De la Rive March 1830 Contents 1 Biography 2 Successive creation 3 References 4 Further reading 5 External linksBiography editHe was born in Geneva He graduated B Sc at Geneva in 1829 and pursued his studies for a short time at Paris where under the influence of Georges Cuvier de Blainville and others he worked at natural history and comparative anatomy On his return to Geneva in 1830 he assisted A P de Candolle by giving demonstrations in comparative anatomy Five years later when de Candolle retired Pictet was appointed professor of zoology and comparative anatomy 1 In 1846 his duties were restricted to certain branches of zoology including geology and palaeontology and these he continued to teach until 1859 when he retired to devote his energies to the museum of natural history and to special palaeontological work He was rector of the Academy from 1847 to 1850 and again from 1866 to 1868 He was for many years a member of the Grand Conseil the parliament of the Canton of Geneva serving as its president in 1863 and 1864 1 nbsp Aipichthys minor Pictet 1850 His earlier published work related chiefly to entomology and included Recherches pour servir a l histoire et a l anatomie des Phryganides 1834 and two parts of Histoire naturelle generale et particuliere des insectes nevropteres 1842 1845 1 He directed his attention to the fossils of his native country more especially to those of the Cretaceous and Jurassic strata and in 1854 he commenced the publication of his great work Materiaux pour la paleontologie suisse ou Recueil de monographies sur les fossiles du Jura et des Alpes a series of quarto memoirs of which six were published 1854 1873 In this work Pictet was aided by Eugene Renevier Gustave Campiche Alois Humbert Charles Louis Perceval de Loriol Auguste Jaccard and Philippe de La Harpe Pictet also brought out Melanges paleontologiques 1863 1868 He died in Geneva in 1872 1 A species of Malagasy snake Elapotinus picteti is named in his honor 2 Successive creation edit nbsp Pictet s grave at the Cimetiere des Rois which is considered the Pantheon of GenevaHe was the author of Traite elementaire de paleontologie 4 vols 1844 1846 In the first edition Pictet while adopting the hypothesis of successive creations of species admitted that some may have originated through the modification of pre existing forms In his second edition 1853 1857 he enters further into the probable transformation of some species and discusses the independence of certain faunas which did not appear to have originated from the types which locally preceded them 1 Alfred Russel Wallace made notes on Pictet s Paleontology 3 and these have been suggested 4 as giving a structure for his Sarawak Law paper of 1855 which contains the assertion that Every species has come into existence coincident both in space and time with a pre existing closely allied species this omitting the word generally is point 2 of Wallace s precis Pictet was an advocate of progressive creationism the belief that species were created in successive stages 5 He acknowledged from the fossil record that some species had evolved from earlier ancestors but denied that entire groups of species had evolved through gradual transformation 5 He reviewed Charles Darwin s On the Origin of Species in a lengthy review Darwin noted that Of all the opposed reviews I think this the only quite fair one amp I never expected to see one 5 Darwin predicted that Pictet would eventually support his theory but this was not the case He never abandoned his view of successive species creation 5 He was elected to the American Philosophical Society in 1864 6 References edit a b c d e nbsp One or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain Chisholm Hugh ed 1911 Pictet de la Rive Francois Jules Encyclopaedia Britannica Vol 21 11th ed Cambridge University Press p 586 Endnotes Obituary by W S Dallas Quart Journ Geol Soc 1873 vol xxix Beolens Bo Watkins Michael Grayson Michael 2011 The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles Baltimore Johns Hopkins University Press xiii 296 pp ISBN 978 1 4214 0135 5 Pictet p 207 Natural History Notebook Costa J T 2023 Radical by Nature p 157 a b c d Joseph John E 2012 Saussure Oxford University Press p 58 ISBN 978 0 19 969565 2 APS Member History search amphilsoc org Retrieved 16 April 2021 Further reading editDavid L Hull 1973 Darwin and His Critics The Reception of Darwin s Theory of Evolution by the Scientific Community Harvard University Press External links edit in French Pictet Family Archives Pictures and texts of Nouvel itineraire des vallees autour du Mont Blanc by Francois Jules Pictet de La Rive can be found in the database VIATIMAGES Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Francois Jules Pictet de la Rive amp oldid 1218591174, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
