Eugène Simon From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to navigation Jump to search For the British actor, see Eugene Simon. Eugène Simon Portrait by Nadar Born ( 1848-04-30 ) April 30, 1848 Died November 17, 1924 (1924-11-17) (aged 76) Scientific career Institutions Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris Eugène Louis Simon (30 April 1848 – 17 November 1924) was a French naturalist who worked particularly on insects and spiders, but also on birds and plants. He is by far the most prolific spider taxonomist in history, describing over 4,000 species. [1] Contents 1 Work on spiders 2 Work on birds 3 Work on plants 4 References 5 External links Work on spiders [ edit ] His most significant work was Histoire Naturelle des Araignées (1892-1903), an encyclopedic treatment of the spider genera of the world. It was published in two volumes of more than 1000 pages each, and the same number of drawings ...