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Jean M. Pérez
1833–1914
A 19th-century French zoologist with a special fascination for bees and other Hymenoptera, he wrote with the curiosity of a scientist and the eye of a careful observer. His best-known work, Les abeilles, helped bring the lives of bees to a wider audience.
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Les abeilles
by Jean M. Pérez
About the author
Born on December 4, 1833, Jean Pérez was a French zoologist who became a professor at the Faculty of Science of the University of Bordeaux. His research focused especially on Hymenoptera, the insect order that includes bees, wasps, and ants, and he is remembered for combining academic science with close natural observation.
He worked alongside notable French naturalists including Jean-Marie Léon Dufour and Jean-Henri Fabre. His most famous book, Les abeilles (published in 1889), reflects his deep interest in bee life and helped make that subject accessible to readers beyond a narrow scientific audience.
Pérez died on September 11, 1914. Though not a household name today, his writing remains of interest to readers drawn to classic natural history and to the long tradition of studying the behavior and society of bees.