193 years ago today, on May 13, 1832 (April 14, 1832, the famous French zoologist Cuvier passed away. Georges Cuvier (August 23, 1769-May 13, 1832, 187 years ago) was a French zoologist and founder of comparative anatomy and paleontology. Born in Montbelliar and died in Paris. From 1784 to 1788, he entered the University of Caroline in Stuttgart, Germany. Graduated from Caroline College in Stugard in 1784. He has worked in the Botanical Garden of Paris, the Museum of Paris France, and the National Museum of Natural History. Later, he served as professor at Central University, the Collège de France, chairman of the Education Committee, president of the University of Paris, and deputy minister of the Ministry of Interior. From 1788 to 1794, he worked as a tutor in Normandy, France. He took advantage of offshore conditions to carefully observe and dissect a large number of specimens of marine animals, especially mollusks and fish. His precise and meticulous morphological research results attracted the attention of the academic community at that time. In 1795, he entered the Museum of Natural History in Paris as assistant professor of animal anatomy. Member of the Institut Française since 1796 (lifelong secretary of the Institut since 1803). Since 1800, he has served as a professor at the Collège de France. He was a university councilor in 1811, was a state councilor in 1814, and was appointed Deputy Minister of the Interior in 1817. In 1818, he was elected an academician of the French Academy of Sciences and served as Chairman of the Interior Department of the Senate from 1819 to 1832. Cuvier was regarded as a child prodigy since childhood. He was able to study at the age of 4 and entered the University of Stuttgart at the age of 14. Due to his miraculous memory, extremely strict scientific training and persistent enthusiasm for learning, he achieved success at the age of 18 and began to serve as an assistant professor at the University of Normandy. Cuvier's life went through the Great Revolution, the ruling government, the imperial government and the royal government. For most of his life, he had legendary careers such as a scientist, social activist, and politician. He has served as minister, minister and other positions in the government many times, but due to the full use of his time and energy, he has also made amazing achievements in science. The immortal legacy he left is mainly the classic works on comparative anatomy, paleontology, zoology and scientific organization. Cuvier has written many books and collected extensive materials that are rare in the world. Cuvier's influence spread throughout the Western world during his lifetime and was praised by people at that time as the "second Aristotle".