Jacques Forest

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Jacques Forest
Born (1920-06-14)June 14, 1920
Créteil, Val-de-Marne
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Nationality French
Fields Carcinology
Institutions Muséum national d'histoire naturelle
Alma mater University of Lille

Jacques Forest (June 14, 1920 – February 16, 2012) was a French carcinologist.[1]

Biography

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The hermit crab Ciliopagurus strigatus – the genus Ciliopagurus was erected by Jacques Forest in 1995.
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The description of Neoglyphea inopinata was a highlight of Jacques Forest's career.

Born in Créteil on June 14, 1920, Jacques Forest grew up in Maubeuge.[2] He served in the army for a year during the Second World War, and went on to study at the University of Lille after demobilisation.[2] After graduating, he worked for several years for the Office Scientifique et Technique des Pêches Maritimes ("scientific and technical office for marine fisheries"; now part of IFREMER); his early publications concerned a variety of fish species.[2] In 1949, he joined the Muséum national d'histoire naturelle in Paris, where he would remain for the rest of his career.[1]

In association with Jean-Louis Fage, Forest began working on hermit crabs, and rapidly became an expert; he described over 70 new species in the family Diogenidae, for example.[1] He also published on other Decapoda, including crabs and, most significantly, Neoglyphea inopinata, a living species of a group previously considered long-since extinct.[1]

Forest was also an enthusiastic field biologist, and took part in several oceanographic expeditions. He launched the MUSORSTOM expeditions in 1976.[1] He was also involved with the scientific journals Bulletin du Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle and Crustaceana.[1]

Forest retired on October 1, 1989, at the age of 69, and continued to be involved with the journal Crustaceana until 2003.[1] The Crustacean Society awarded Forest their Excellence in Research Award in 2008.[3] He died on February 16, 2012.[1]

Legacy

Taxa named in honour of Jacques Forest include:[4][5]

Genera
Species

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References

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