Biology:Marine Station of Endoume
 The Marine Station of Endoume in 2009. | |
| Founder(s) | Antoine-Fortuné Marion |
|---|---|
| Established | 1882 |
| Focus | Oceanography Marine biology |
| Head | Ivan Dekeyser |
| Endowment | CNRS, Aix-Marseille University |
| Formerly called | Endoume Laboratory |
| Location | Marseille , France |
| Coordinates | [ ⚑ ] : 43°16′38″N 5°22′38″E / 43.2772°N 5.3771°E |
| Address | Chemin Batterie des Lions |
The Marine Station of Endoume is an oceanography and marine biology research institute located in Marseille (France). It was founded in 1882 by Antoine-Fortuné Marion (1846–1900). It is today one of the sites for the joint research unit IMBE[1](Mediterranean Institute of marine and terrestrial Biodiversity and Ecology) hosting research teams from Aix-Marseille University and the CNRS.
History
The first marine biology laboratory in France outside Paris was founded in Marseille in 1869. The project to build a marine station in Marseille was initiated by its director Antoine-Fortuné Marion in 1872 and accepted in 1882. The station was built between 1883 and 1889, on the site of an old artillery battery in the neighbourhood of Endoume[2]. The first scientific studies started in the summer of 1889.
In 1891, the first public aquarium in Marseille opened at the marine station; in 1894, a marine natural reserve was created right in front of the marine station[3]. A-F Marion was director of the station until his death in 1900.
Directors
| Name[4] | Quality | Term |
|---|---|---|
| Antoine-Fortuné Marion | Professor of Natural science | 1872–1900 |
| Étienne Jourdan | Professor of Physiology | 1900–1919 |
| Gaston Darboux | Professor de Zoology | 1919–1921 |
| Albert Vayssière | Professor of Zoology, specialist of Opisthobranchia mollusca | 1921–1924 |
| Maximilien Kollmann | Professor of Zoology | 1925–1948 |
| Jean-Marie Pérès | Professor, member of the Institut de France | 1948–1983 |
| François Blanc | Professor | 1983–1996 |
| Lucien Laubier | Professor | 1996–2001 |
| Ivan Dekeyser | Professor | 2001–2011 |
Architecture
The original building finished in 1889 consists of a single wing with, to its right, a round tower in which are found the main stairs, and to its left a terrace with stone stairs on each side.
Research
References
- ↑ "IMBE website". https://www.imbe.fr/.
- ↑ Marion, A.-F. (1897). "La Station zoologique d’Endoume-Marseille". Revue générale internationale scientifique, littéraire et artistique 14: 179–198.
- ↑ Romano, R. (1996). "Histoire d’une station marine à Marseille : origine, naissance, développement (1869–1983)". Master thesis, Université Aix-Marseille 1.
- ↑ "Arbre des Directeurs de la SME de 1872 à 1996" (in fr). http://www.com.univ-mrs.fr/histoire/Direct.jpg.
External links
- of the IMBE
- Friends of the Endoume marine station
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