Sander Rang

He spent a good part of his life in La Rochelle, where he published his early zoological observations, in particular in the bulletins of the Society of Natural Sciences of Charente-Maritimes.In 1841 Rang was one of the founding members of the Société des Amis des Arts now the Musée des Beaux-Arts de La Rochelle.He specialised in marine fauna notably in sea hares, cephalopods and other molluscs and on the heterogenous group known as zoophytes.

He was born into a family of Protestant bourgeoisie (people with private wealth, an upper class social status, and its related culture) from Vivarais.

Ineptly commanded, La Méduse struck the Bank of Arguin off the coast of present-day Mauritania and became a total loss.

She was a painter taught by Eugène Delacroix and the couple participated in all the cultural activities of La Rochelle.

In 1837 he has the rank Officieur superiéure au Corps royal de la Marines and he was appointed administrator (superior commander) of Mayotte in 1842.