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Rh It has been stated that "without Linnæus, there might have been a Cuvier; but without a Cuvier, neither Owen nor Darwin could have existed," so extensive was his work.

Cuvier was far in advance of the age in which he lived, an age of constant political change and disturbing inﬂuences—especially to the peaceful work of a man of science. In the words of Euripides:—