Jeanne Villepreux-Power

Jeanne Villepreux-Power, born Jeanne Villepreux (25 September 1794 – 25 January 1871), was a pioneering French marine biologist. Her research was presented to the Zoological Society of London on her behalf by Sir Richard Owen. In 1832 she was the first person to invent and create aquaria for experimenting with aquatic organisms. The systematic application of the aquarium to study marine life which she created is still used today. As a leading researcher on cephalopods, she proved that the Argonauta argo produces its own shells, as opposed to acquiring them. Villepreux-Power was also a noted dressmaker, author and conservationist, as well as the first female member of the Accademia Gioenia di Catania in 1832.

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