Pierre André Latreille was a French zoologist, specialising in arthropods. Having trained as a Roman Catholic priest before the French Revolution, Latreille was imprisoned, and only regained his freedom after recognising a rare beetle species he found in the prison, Necrobia ruficollis.
- Occupation
- lepidopterist, entomologist, arachnologist, carcinologist
- Position held
- president of the Société entomologique de France
- Citizenship
- France
- Born
- November 29, 1762
- Died
