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Pierre Viette

French entomologist (1921-2011)

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Source revisionMar 10, 2026
Entity authorityQ527421 ↗
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Pierre E. L. Viette (29 June 1921 – 30 April 2011) was a French entomologist. He attended university in Dijon during the German occupation of France in World War II, then spent his entire career at the Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle in Paris. He specialized in insect systematics, especially Lepidoptera, and had over 400 articles published.

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Category:Taxa named by Pierre Viette

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External references

Dayrat, Benoît (2003). Les botanistes et la flore de France. Publications scientifiques du Muséum national d'histoire naturelle. p. 690. doi:10.4000/books.mnhn.1905. ISBN 978-2-85653-548-6.

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Editorial reviewA practical starting point whose main value is the path it opens into stronger specialist and primary sources. The current lead gives the account dated anchors—1921, 2011, 2003, 1905—that can be checked directly. The linked authority record independently contributes the date 1921-06-29. The account is most persuasive where Pierre, Viette and French can be independently traced.
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