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Count de La Cépède (1756–1825)
La Cépède, Bernard Germain Étienne de Laville, Count de (lä-ā-ped’). A distinguished French naturalist; born at Agen, Dec. 26, 1756; died at Épinay, Oct. 6, 1825. The perusal of Buffon’s ‘Natural History’ in early life decided his career. Most noteworthy among his works are: ‘History of Oviparous Quadrupeds’ (1788); ‘Natural History of Reptilia’ (1788); ‘Natural History of Fishes,’ a work of the highest authority (6 vols., 1798–1805); ‘Natural History of Man’ (posthumous).