Christine Jurine
Christine Jurine | |
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Born | 1776 |
Died | 1812 |
Scientific career | |
Fields | scientific illustration |
Christine Etiennette Pernette Jurine (1776–1812) was a Swiss scientific illustrator. She illustrated books written by her father, naturalist Louis Jurine, in particular Histoire des monocles qui se trouvent aux environs de Genève.[1] She died at the age of 36 before this book was published, soon after the death of her invalid mother.[2]
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She also worked with François Huber in investigating the anatomy of bees.
She has been referred to as Jurine's "accomplished daughter", who "faithfully portrayed [the Entomostraca], as seen by the microscope." (William Baird, as quoted by Damkaer, 2002[2]).
She has been highly praised for her illustration. For example, the editors of Histoire... (as quoted by Damkaer, 2002[2]) said of her:
Since the famous Marie Sybille de Merian [1647-1717] crossed the seas in 1699, to observe and paint insects from Surinam, Mad.elle Jurine is perhaps the person of her sex who has the most merit as a naturalist by her numerous drawings relative to Natural History. She unites the talents of an artist with the art, more difficult than you would imagine, of a good observer; also, her drawings are not recommended any less for their elegance as for their rigorous exactness.
References
- ^ a b Jurine, Louis; Anspach, Jean-Louis.; Jurine, Christine. (1820). "Histoire des monocles qui se trouvent aux environs de Genève". doi:10.5962/bhl.title.10137. OCLC 17459606.
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(help) - ^ a b c David M. Damkaer (2002). The Copepodologist's Cabinet: A Biographical and Bibliographical History. American Philosophical Society. pp. 176–186. ISBN 978-0-87169-240-5.
External links
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- Science Art: Fig 2. Monoculus quadricornis fuscus, a copepod female by Mlle. Christine Jurine, The Guild of Scientific Troubadours, February 10, 2019