Auguste Pomel

Geologist, Deceased Person

1821 – 1898

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Who was Auguste Pomel?

Auguste Nicolas Pomel was a French geologist and paleontologist

Pomel was born in Issoire. He worked as a mines engineer in Algeria and became a specialist in north African vertebrate fossils. His works included Sur les Alcyonaires fossiles Miocenes de l'Algerie and Des races indigènes de l'Algérie et du rôle que leur reservent leurs aptitudes.

Pomel was also a prolific botanist, naming and describing many plant species and some genera as well.

He died in Dra-el-Mizan.

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Born
Sep 20, 1821
Issoire
Nationality
  • France
Profession
Died
1898

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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