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6 unusual facts about Henri Fabre


Bembix rostrata

The behaviour of B. rostrata led the famous naturalist Jean-Henri Fabre to conduct intensive studies of the species.

Edward Julius Detmold

In 1919 he also produced a portfolio of "Twenty Four Nature Pictures" and in 1921 on "Our Little Neighbours" and Jean-Henri Fabre's "Book of Insects".

Esprit Requien

The genera Requienella (author Jean-Henri Fabre) and Requeinia (author Augustin Pyramus de Candolle) are named after him, as are plants with the specific and subspecific epithets of requienii.

Fabre Hydravion

The Fabre Hydravion was a French experimental floatplane designed by Henri Fabre, notable as the first aircraft to take off from water under its own power.

Jocelyne Binet

She also composed Petite Suite Vocale (1945) for solo voice, female choir, and piano, with words by Jean-Henri Fabre, and Nocturne (1946).

Paulhan biplane

The Paulhan biplane was a French experimental aircraft designed in 1910 by the successful aviator Louis Paulhan in collaboration with Henri Fabre.


Fabre's Book of Insects

Fabre's Book of Insects is a non-fiction book that is a retelling of Alexander Teixeira de Mattos' translation of Jean-Henri Fabre's Souvenirs entomologiques.


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