context: He graduated B. Sc. at Geneva in 1829, and pursued his studies for a short time at Paris, where under the influence of Georges Cuvier, de Blainville and others, he worked at natural history and comparative anatomy.
source: Five years later, when de Candolle retired, Pictet was appointed professor of zoology and comparative anatomy.
reference_original: Cinque anni dopo, quando Candolle si ritirò, Picket fu incaricato come professore di zoologia e anatomia comparativa.
reference_flipped: Cinque anni dopo, quando Candolle si ritirò, Picket fu incaricata come professoressa di zoologia e anatomia comparativa.