Jacques Forest

Jacques Forest
Born(1920-06-14)14 June 1920
Créteil, Val-de-Marne
Died16 February 2012(2012-02-16) (aged 91)
NationalityFrench
Alma materUniversity of Lille
Scientific career
FieldsCarcinology
InstitutionsMuséum national d'histoire naturelle

Jacques Forest (14 June 1920 – 16 February 2012) was a French carcinologist.[1]

Biography

The hermit crab Ciliopagurus strigatus – the genus Ciliopagurus was erected by Jacques Forest in 1995.
The description of Neoglyphea inopinata was a highlight of Jacques Forest's career.

Born in Créteil on 14 June 1920, Jacques Forest grew up in Maubeuge.[2] He served in the army for a year during the Second World War, and went on to study at the University of Lille after demobilisation.[2] After graduating, he worked for several years for the Office Scientifique et Technique des Pêches Maritimes ("scientific and technical office for marine fisheries"; now part of IFREMER); his early publications concerned a variety of fish species.[2] In 1949, he joined the Muséum national d'histoire naturelle in Paris, where he would remain for the rest of his career.[1]

In association with Louis Fage, Forest began working on hermit crabs, and rapidly became an expert; he described over 70 new species in the family Diogenidae, for example.[1] He also published on other Decapoda, including crabs and, most significantly, Neoglyphea inopinata, a living species of a group previously considered long-since extinct.[1]

Forest was also an enthusiastic field biologist, and took part in several oceanographic expeditions. He launched the MUSORSTOM expeditions in 1976.[1] He was also involved with the scientific journals Bulletin du Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle and Crustaceana.[1]

Forest retired on 1 October 1989, at the age of 69, and continued to be involved with the journal Crustaceana until 2003.[1] The Crustacean Society awarded Forest their Excellence in Research Award in 2008.[3] He died on 16 February 2012.[1]

Legacy

Taxa named in honour of Jacques Forest include:[4][5]

Genera
Species

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h Danielle Defaye & J. Carel von Vaupel Klein (2012). "Professor Jacques Forest (1920–2012)". Crustaceana. 85 (7): 889–892. doi:10.1163/156854012X651727.
  2. ^ a b c Lucien Laubier (2002). "Jacques Forest, ou la passion des Crustacés" [Jacques Forest, or a passion for the Crustacea]. Crustaceana (in French). 75 (3/4): 195–201. doi:10.1163/156854002760095336. JSTOR 20105407.
  3. ^ Colin McLay (2008). "Jacques Forest recipient of the Crustacean Society Award for Research Excellence". Journal of Crustacean Biology. 28 (2): 424–430. doi:10.1651/0278-0372(2008)028[0424:JFROTC]2.0.CO;2.
  4. ^ Hans G. Hansson. "Prof. Jacques Forest". Biographical Etymology of Marine Organism Names. Göteborgs Universitet. Archived from the original on February 25, 2021. Retrieved November 4, 2012.
  5. ^ Peter K. L. Ng & Paul F. Clark (2003). "Three new genera of Indo-West Pacific Xanthidae (Crustacea, Decapoda, Brachyura, Xanthoidea)" (PDF). Zoosystema. 25 (1): 131–147. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-03-19.
  6. ^ Patsy McLaughlin (2012). Lemaitre R, McLaughlin P (eds.). "Jacquesia de Saint Laurent & McLaughlin, 1999". World Paguroidea & Lomisoidea database. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved November 5, 2012.
  7. ^ Macpherson, E.; de Saint Laurent, M. (2002). "On the Genus Munida Leach, 1820 (Decapoda, Galatheidae) from the Western and Southern Indian Ocean, with the Description of Four New Species". Crustaceana. 75 (3/4): 465–484. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2023-12-08. Retrieved 2023-12-08. Etymology. — The species is dedicated to Jacques Forest for his valuable contribution to carcinological taxonomy{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)