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French carcinologist (1920–2012)
Jacques Forest
Born(1920-06-14)14 June 1920
Créteil, Val-de-Marne
Died16 February 2012(2012-02-16) (aged 91)
NationalityFrench
Alma materUniversity of Lille
Scientific career
FieldsCarcinology
InstitutionsMuséum national d'histoire naturelle

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

Biography

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

Born in Créteil on 14 June 1920, Jacques Forest grew up in Maubeuge. 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. 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. In 1949, he joined the Muséum national d'histoire naturelle in Paris, where he would remain for the rest of his career.

In association with 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. He also published on other Decapoda, including crabs and, most significantly, Neoglyphea inopinata, a living species of a group previously considered long-since extinct.

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

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

Legacy

Taxa named in honour of Jacques Forest include:

Genera
Species

References

  1. ^ Danielle Defaye & J. Carel von Vaupel Klein (2012). "Professor Jacques Forest (1920–2012)". Crustaceana. 85 (7): 889–892. doi:10.1163/156854012X651727.
  2. ^ Lucien Laubier (2002). "Jacques Forest, ou la passion des Crustacés" [Jacques Forest, or a passion for the Crustacea]. Crustaceana (in French). 75 (3/4): 195–201. doi:10.1163/156854002760095336. JSTOR 20105407.
  3. Colin McLay (2008). "Jacques Forest recipient of the Crustacean Society Award for Research Excellence". Journal of Crustacean Biology. 28 (2): 424–430. doi:10.1651/0278-0372(2008)028[0424:JFROTC]2.0.CO;2.
  4. Hans G. Hansson. "Prof. Jacques Forest". Biographical Etymology of Marine Organism Names. Göteborgs Universitet. Archived from the original on February 25, 2021. Retrieved November 4, 2012.
  5. Peter K. L. Ng & Paul F. Clark (2003). "Three new genera of Indo-West Pacific Xanthidae (Crustacea, Decapoda, Brachyura, Xanthoidea)" (PDF). Zoosystema. 25 (1): 131–147. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-03-19.
  6. Patsy McLaughlin (2012). Lemaitre R, McLaughlin P (eds.). "Jacquesia de Saint Laurent & McLaughlin, 1999". World Paguroidea & Lomisoidea Database. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved November 5, 2012.
  7. Macpherson, E.; de Saint Laurent, M. (2002). "On the Genus Munida Leach, 1820 (Decapoda, Galatheidae) from the Western and Southern Indian Ocean, with the Description of Four New Species". Crustaceana. 75 (3/4): 465–484. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2023-12-08. Retrieved 2023-12-08. Etymology. — The species is dedicated to Jacques Forest for his valuable contribution to carcinological taxonomy{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
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