Jean Léopold Nicolas Frédéric Cuvier (; 23 August 1769 – 13 May 1832), known as
Georges Cuvier, was a
French naturalist and
zoologist, sometimes referred to as the "Father of paleontology". Cuvier was a major figure in natural sciences research in the early 19th century and was instrumental in establishing the fields of comparative
anatomy and
paleontology through his work in comparing living animals with fossils.