Descripción Geografica, Histórica y Estadística de Bolivia, Tomo 1.

Alcide Dessalines d' Orbigny

1802–1857

A pioneering French naturalist and explorer, he became famous for a long scientific journey through South America and for research that helped shape modern paleontology. His work on tiny fossils, especially foraminifera, earned him a lasting place in the history of natural science.