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sixteenth century. He translated into Latin the work of Aristotle 
upon Animals. 
Grs.—Gesier (F). a Russian naturalist and physician. 
““ Observationes Entomologice,’’ a Memoir in 4to. 
Dec.—Gerr (Charles, Baron de), Marshal of the court of the 
Queen of Sweden, and member of the Academy of Stockholm, born 
1720, died 1778. 
‘*Memoires pour servir a l’ Histoire des Insectes,” 7 vols. 4to, with plates. 
Stockholm, 1752—1778. An excellent work, that forms a sequel to that of 
Reaumur. The two first volumes are rare, Retzius has given an abridgement 
of this work in Latin, entitled : 
““Genera et Species Insectorum,” 1 vol. 4to. Lipsiz, 1783. 
There is also a German translation of it enlarged, by Goez. 
Grorr.—Georrroy, a celebrated physician of Paris. 
‘* Histoire abregée des Insectes,’’ 2 vols. Svo., with plates. Paris, 1764. 
" This very elementary work has been re-published, and augmented by Species 
added to it by Fourcroy in his abridgement of the same. See Fourcroy. 
“‘ Traité sommaire des Coquilles tant Fluviatiles que Terrestres, qui se trou- 
vent aux environs de Paris,’’ 1 vol. 12mo. Paris, 1767. 
A small work, but remarkable for the attempt to class shells according to 
their animal. 
Grorr.—Gerorrroy Saint-Himsrre (Etienne), Professor of the 
Museum d’Histoire Naturelle, and member of the Académie des 
Sciences, born at Etampes, 1773. 
I quote his numerous Memoirs published in the Magasin Encyclopedique, the 
Annales du Museum, and in the great work on Egypt. 
Various Memoirs on the organization of the Crustacea and Insects, published 
in different periodicals, such as the Journal Complementaire des Sciences Me- 
dicales, Memoires du Museum d’ Histoire Naturelle, &c., and his 
*¢ Philosophie Anatomique,’? 2 vols. Paris 1818 and 1822. 
Isp. Georr.—Gerorrroy Saint-Hiuarre Isidore), son of the pre- 
ceding, assistant naturalist of the Museum. 
Author of yarious memoirs among those of the Museum d’ Histoire Naturelle, 
and the Annales des Sciences Naturelles; also of the description of the Fishes 
of Egypt in the great work on that country. 
Gror.—Georai (J. T.), a German naturalist, who trayelled in the 
service of the Russian government in 1772, 1773, and 1774. 
‘* His travels are printed in German, 2 vols.4to. Petersburg, 1775. 
Gerrmar (Ernest Frederick), a German naturalist. 
“« Dissertatio sistens Bombycum Species,’”’ &c., 4to. Halle. 
He continues the ‘‘ Magazin for Insectenkunde”’ of Illiger. 
Gu.—German (E. Francis), Professor of Mineralogy at Halle. 
“¢ Magazin der Entomologie,’’ 4 vols. Svo. Halle, 1813—1821. 
“¢ Insectorum Species Nove,’’ first vol. 8vo., with plates. Halle, 1824. See 
AHRENS. 
Gersn.—Gesner (Conrad), a physician at Zurich, born 1516, died 
1565. 
I quote his ‘* History of Animals,’’ 3 vols. folio, to which has been added a 
Treatise on Serpents, and one on the Scorpion. This work, which is arranged 
alphabetically, is an excellent compilation of all the knowledge of the ancients, 
and is enriched with useful observations, and numerous wood cuts, most of 
them good. 
GuuiAMs, an American naturalist. 
Author of certain Memoirs on Reptiles and Fishes, publishe] in the Journal 
of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia. 
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