Louis Cordier

Geologist, Deceased Person

1777 – 1861

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Who was Louis Cordier?

Pierre Louis Antoine Cordier was a French geologist and mineralogist, and a founder of the French Geological Society. He was professor of geology at the Muséum national d'histoire naturelle in Paris from 1819 to 1861, and was responsible for the development of the geological gallery in the museum.

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Born
Mar 31, 1777
Abbeville
Nationality
  • France
Profession
Died
Mar 30, 1861
Paris

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on July 23, 2013

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