TY - JOUR
TI - The Scientific Patrimony of the Invisibles: a Reconsideration of the Little Hands in the Service of Comparative Anatomy at the Muséum de Paris
AU - Vayron, Olivier
TI - The Scientific Patrimony of the Invisibles: a Reconsideration of the Little Hands in the Service of Comparative Anatomy at the Muséum de Paris
AB - 
	Within the Muséum national d’histoire naturelle of Paris, the assistant naturalists of the 19th century formed a particular class. These employees produced a large part of the institution’s collections, actively contributed to the work of the professors, and sometimes even participated in their renown. Nevertheless, these assistants were engulfed in the shadows of the scientists, to such an extent that many of them have completely disappeared from the memory of the Museum. In some cases, especially for life casts, their work is even attributed to the great personalities, often to professors. Assistant naturalists appear to be under–studied; yet the examination of these employees through their material productions would allow a better understanding of the Museum’s history and the development of its departments.
VL - 2021
IS - Volume 53
PY - 2021
SN - 0078-6500
C1 - 2657-5337
SP - 97
EP - 128
DO - 10.4467/00786500.ORG.21.005.14790
UR - https://ejournals.eu/en/journal/organon/article/the-scientific-patrimony-of-the-invisibles-a-reconsideration-of-the-little-hands-in-the-service-of-comparative-anatomy-at-the-museum-de-paris
KW - Jardin des Plantes
KW - Muséum d’histoire naturelle de Paris
KW - comparative anatomy
KW - life casts
KW - plaster
KW - Ch. Laurillard
KW - E. Rousseau
KW - L.–P. Merlieux
KW - J.–B. Stahl
KW - A.–L. Barye