In 1832, he became professor at the University of Neuchâtel. From 1833 to 1844, he published a large volume called "Recherches sur les poissons fossiles" (Researches on fossil fish), in which he named the coelacanth and other fish. He then studied glaciers, and in 1840 published "Études sur les glaciers" (Researches on glaciers), which created a sensation by proposing the existence of a large ice sheet covering the European continent and the concept of ice ages. *Some of the terminology that refers to "Recherches sur les poissons fossiles" is listed below. Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information |
…1832年ヌシャテル大学の教授となる。33年から44年にかけ《魚化石の研究Recherches sur les poissons fossiles》の大冊を出版し,シーラカンスなどを命名した。ついで氷河の研究をおこない,1840年に《氷河の研究Études sur les glaciers》を出版し,ヨーロッパ大陸をおおう大氷床の存在と氷河時代の概念を提唱して,センセーションをまきおこした。… ※「《Recherches sur les poissons fossiles》」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。 出典|株式会社平凡社世界大百科事典 第2版について | 情報 |
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