Who said "To classify is to understand; to understand is to revere."?

This quote is attributed to Georges Cuvier.

To classify is to understand; to understand is to revere. - Georges Cuvier

"To classify is to understand; to understand is to revere."

Georges Cuvier Science

Zoologist and Paleontologist French 1769–1832

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