He painted more than 700 pictures of fungi in watercolor, which was deeply appreciated and loved by Provencal poet mistral. He also contributed to the bleaching and dyeing industry and obtained three alizarin patents.
His representative works are Insects and Chronicle of Natural Science.
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Souvenir Entomology, also known as Insect World, Insect Story, Notes on Entomology or Insect Story, is a long biological work written by French entomologist and writer Jean-Henri casimir Fabres, with a total of ten volumes. The first volume was first published in 1879, and the whole book was first published in 1907.
This work is an insect biology book, which summarizes the species, characteristics, habits and mating habits of insects, records the real life of insects, expresses the spirituality of insects in struggle for existence, and also records Fabers' motivation, life ambition, knowledge background and living conditions of being obsessed with insect research. ?
The author combines the colorful life of insects with his own life feelings, treats insects with a human attitude, and reveals his respect and love for life between the lines.