Poey returned to Cuba in 1833 where he founded the Museum of Natural History in 1839. In 1842, he became the first professor of zoology and comparative anatomy at the University of Havana. He also took part in the creation of the Academy of Science (natural, physical and medical) of Havana and was a president of the Anthropological Society.

Works

(selected)
*Centurie de Lepidoptere de L'Ile de Cuba (Paris, 1832)
*Compilation

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