SettingsFrench geologists
Abderrazak El Albani
Abderrazak El Albani is a French sedimentologist, maître de conférences at University of Poitiers at the Hydrasa laboratory (CNRS) He is significant for having discovered the oldest known fossi...
Abderrazak El Albani is a French sedimentologist, maître de conférences at University of Poitiers at the Hydrasa laboratory (CNRS) He is significant for having discovered the oldest known fossi...
Achille Ernest Oscar Joseph Delesse
Achille Ernest Oscar Joseph Delesse (3 February 1817 – 24 March 1881) was a French geologist and mineralogist.
Achille Ernest Oscar Joseph Delesse (3 February 1817 – 24 March 1881) was a French geologist and mineralogist.
Adolphe d'Archiac
Étienne Jules Adolphe Desmier de Saint-Simon, Vicomte d'Archiac (September 24, 1802 – December 24, 1868) was a French geologist and paleontologist.
Étienne Jules Adolphe Desmier de Saint-Simon, Vicomte d'Archiac (September 24, 1802 – December 24, 1868) was a French geologist and paleontologist.
Albert Auguste Cochon de Lapparent
Albert Auguste Cochon de Lapparent (30 December 1839 - 5 May 1908) was a French geologist.
Albert Auguste Cochon de Lapparent (30 December 1839 - 5 May 1908) was a French geologist.
Alexandre Brongniart
Alexandre Brongniart (5 February 1770 – 7 October 1847) was a French chemist, mineralogist, and zoologist, who collaborated with Georges Cuvier on a study of the geology of the region around Paris.
Alexandre Brongniart (5 February 1770 – 7 October 1847) was a French chemist, mineralogist, and zoologist, who collaborated with Georges Cuvier on a study of the geology of the region around Paris.
Alexandre-Emile Béguyer de Chancourtois
Alexandre-Emile Béguyer de Chancourtois (20 January 1820 – 14 November 1886) was a French geologist and mineralogist who was the first to arrange the chemical elements in order of atomic w...
Alexandre-Emile Béguyer de Chancourtois (20 January 1820 – 14 November 1886) was a French geologist and mineralogist who was the first to arrange the chemical elements in order of atomic w...
Alexandre-Émile Béguyer de Chancourtois
Alexandre-Emile Béguyer de Chancourtois was a French geologist and mineralogist who was the first to arrange the chemical elements in order of atomic weights, doing so in 1862.
Alexandre-Emile Béguyer de Chancourtois was a French geologist and mineralogist who was the first to arrange the chemical elements in order of atomic weights, doing so in 1862.
Alexis Perrey
Alexis Perrey (1807–1882) was a historical French seismologist and compiler of earthquake catalogs.
Alexis Perrey (1807–1882) was a historical French seismologist and compiler of earthquake catalogs.
André Cailleux
André de Cayeux de Senarpont (known as André Cailleux, December 24, 1907 – December 27, 1986) was a French paleontologist and geologist.
André de Cayeux de Senarpont (known as André Cailleux, December 24, 1907 – December 27, 1986) was a French paleontologist and geologist.
André-Jean-François-Marie Brochant de Villiers
André-Jean-François-Marie Brochant de Villiers (August 6, 1772 – May 16, 1840) was a French mineralogist and geologist.
André-Jean-François-Marie Brochant de Villiers (August 6, 1772 – May 16, 1840) was a French mineralogist and geologist.
Antoine François Passy
Antoine François Passy (23 April 1792 - 8 October 1873) was a French politician, geologist, and botanist.
Antoine François Passy (23 April 1792 - 8 October 1873) was a French politician, geologist, and botanist.
Antoine Lacroix
Antoine François Alfred Lacroix (February 4, 1863 – March 12, 1948) was a French mineralogist and geologist.
Antoine François Alfred Lacroix (February 4, 1863 – March 12, 1948) was a French mineralogist and geologist.
Antonio Snider-Pellegrini
Antonio Snider-Pellegrini (1802–1885) was a French geographer and scientist who theorized about the possibility of continental drift, anticipating Wegener's theories concerning Pangaea by severa...
Antonio Snider-Pellegrini (1802–1885) was a French geographer and scientist who theorized about the possibility of continental drift, anticipating Wegener's theories concerning Pangaea by severa...
Arnould Locard
Étienne Alexandre Arnould Locard (1841-1904), usually known as Arnould Locard, was a French naturalist, malacologist and geologist.
Étienne Alexandre Arnould Locard (1841-1904), usually known as Arnould Locard, was a French naturalist, malacologist and geologist.
Auguste Le Prévost
Auguste Le Prévost (3 June 1787, Bernay, Eure – 14 July 1859, La Vaupalière) was a French geologist, philologist, archaeologist and historian.
Auguste Le Prévost (3 June 1787, Bernay, Eure – 14 July 1859, La Vaupalière) was a French geologist, philologist, archaeologist and historian.
Auguste Pomel
Auguste Nicolas Pomel (September 20, 1821 - 1898) was a French geologist and paleontologist Pomel was born in Issoire.
Auguste Nicolas Pomel (September 20, 1821 - 1898) was a French geologist and paleontologist Pomel was born in Issoire.
Augusto Bravard
Augusto Bravard was a French naturalist and geologist.
Augusto Bravard was a French naturalist and geologist.
Barthélemy Faujas de Saint-Fond
Barthélemy Faujas de Saint-Fond (17 May 1741 – 18 July 1819), French geologist and traveller, was born at Montélimar.
Barthélemy Faujas de Saint-Fond (17 May 1741 – 18 July 1819), French geologist and traveller, was born at Montélimar.
Bernard Amadei
Bernard Amadei (born July 23, 1954 in Roubaix, France) is a professor of civil engineering at the University of Colorado, founder of Engineers Without Borders (USA), and director of the Mortenso...
Bernard Amadei (born July 23, 1954 in Roubaix, France) is a professor of civil engineering at the University of Colorado, founder of Engineers Without Borders (USA), and director of the Mortenso...
Bernard Palissy
Bernard Palissy was a French Huguenot potter, hydraulics engineer and craftsman, famous for having struggled for sixteen years to imitate Chinese porcelain.
Bernard Palissy was a French Huguenot potter, hydraulics engineer and craftsman, famous for having struggled for sixteen years to imitate Chinese porcelain.
Charles Barrois
Charles Barrois FRS was a French geologist and palaeontologist.
Charles Barrois FRS was a French geologist and palaeontologist.
Charles Depéret
Charles Jean Julien Depéret was a French geologist and paleontologist.
Charles Jean Julien Depéret was a French geologist and paleontologist.
Charles Eugène Bertrand
Charles Eugène Bertrand was a French botanist and geologist.
Charles Eugène Bertrand was a French botanist and geologist.
Charles Joseph Sainte-Claire Deville
Charles Joseph Sainte-Claire Deville (February 26, 1814 – October 10, 1876) was a geologist and meteorologist.
Charles Joseph Sainte-Claire Deville (February 26, 1814 – October 10, 1876) was a geologist and meteorologist.
Charles Lory
Charles Lory was a French geologist.
Charles Lory was a French geologist.
Charles Vélain
Charles Velain (1845-1925) was a French geologist and geographer.
Charles Velain (1845-1925) was a French geologist and geographer.
Conrad Kilian
Conrad Kilian was a French geologist.
Conrad Kilian was a French geologist.
Constant Prévost
Louis-Constant Prévost (Paris, 4 June 1787 – Paris, 14 August 1856) was a French geologist.
Louis-Constant Prévost (Paris, 4 June 1787 – Paris, 14 August 1856) was a French geologist.
Davide Limmiere
Davide Limmiére is a French former professional footballer.
Davide Limmiére is a French former professional footballer.
Déodat Gratet de Dolomieu
Dieudonné Sylvain Guy Tancrède de Dolomieu usually known as Déodat de Dolomieu (Dolomieu, Isère, June 23, 1750 – Chateauneuf November 28, 1801) was a French geologist; the mineral and the ...
Dieudonné Sylvain Guy Tancrède de Dolomieu usually known as Déodat de Dolomieu (Dolomieu, Isère, June 23, 1750 – Chateauneuf November 28, 1801) was a French geologist; the mineral and the ...
Edmond Hébert
Edmond Hébert (June 12, 1812 – April 4, 1890), French geologist, was born at Villefargau, Yonne.
Edmond Hébert (June 12, 1812 – April 4, 1890), French geologist, was born at Villefargau, Yonne.
Emmanuel-Louis Gruner
Emmanuel-Louis Gruner was a French engineer and geologist.
Emmanuel-Louis Gruner was a French engineer and geologist.
Ferdinand André Fouqué
Ferdinand André Fouqué (21 June 1828 - 7 March 1904) was a French geologist and petrologist.
Ferdinand André Fouqué (21 June 1828 - 7 March 1904) was a French geologist and petrologist.
François Bordes
François Bordes (December 30, 1919 – April 30, 1981), also known by the pen name of Francis Carsac, was a French scientist, geologist, and archaeologist.
François Bordes (December 30, 1919 – April 30, 1981), also known by the pen name of Francis Carsac, was a French scientist, geologist, and archaeologist.
François Clément Sauvage
François Clément Sauvage was a French geologist.
François Clément Sauvage was a French geologist.
François Sulpice Beudant
François Sulpice Beudant (September 5, 1787 – December 10, 1850), French mineralogist and geologist, was born in Paris.
François Sulpice Beudant (September 5, 1787 – December 10, 1850), French mineralogist and geologist, was born in Paris.
Gabriel Auguste Daubrée
Gabriel Auguste Daubrée (June 25, 1814 – May 29, 1896) was a French geologist.
Gabriel Auguste Daubrée (June 25, 1814 – May 29, 1896) was a French geologist.
Georges Matheron
Georges François Paul Marie Matheron (December 2, 1930 – August 7, 2000) was a French mathematician and geologist, known as the founder of geostatistics and a co-founder (together with Jean Serr...
Georges François Paul Marie Matheron (December 2, 1930 – August 7, 2000) was a French mathematician and geologist, known as the founder of geostatistics and a co-founder (together with Jean Serr...
Gérard Paul Deshayes
Gérard Paul Deshayes (May 13, 1795 – June 9, 1875) was a French geologist and conchologist.
Gérard Paul Deshayes (May 13, 1795 – June 9, 1875) was a French geologist and conchologist.
Haroun Tazieff
Haroun Tazieff (Warszawa, 11 May 1914 — Paris, 2 February 1998) was a French volcanologist and geologist.
Haroun Tazieff (Warszawa, 11 May 1914 — Paris, 2 February 1998) was a French volcanologist and geologist.
Henri George Doll
Henri George Doll (1902, Paris, France - 25 July 1991, Montfort-l'Amaury, France) was a French-American scientist.
Henri George Doll (1902, Paris, France - 25 July 1991, Montfort-l'Amaury, France) was a French-American scientist.
Henri Termier
Professor Henri-François-Émile Termier (December 13, 1897, Lyon - August 12, 1989) was a French geologist.
Professor Henri-François-Émile Termier (December 13, 1897, Lyon - August 12, 1989) was a French geologist.
Henry Testot-Ferry
Henry Bernard Alfred Testot-Ferry also known as Henry de Ferry was a French geologist, archeologist and paleontologist.
Henry Bernard Alfred Testot-Ferry also known as Henry de Ferry was a French geologist, archeologist and paleontologist.
Jean Albert Gaudry
Jean Albert Gaudry (September 16, 1827 - November 27, 1908), French geologist and palaeontologist, was born at St Germain-en-Laye, and was educated at the college Stanislas.
Jean Albert Gaudry (September 16, 1827 - November 27, 1908), French geologist and palaeontologist, was born at St Germain-en-Laye, and was educated at the college Stanislas.
Jean Jacques Nicolas Huot
Jean Jacques Nicolas Huot was a French geographer, geologist and naturalist.
Jean Jacques Nicolas Huot was a French geographer, geologist and naturalist.
Jean Laherrère
Jean H. Laherrère is a petroleum engineer and consultant, best known as the co-author of an influential 1998 Scientific American article entitled "The End of Cheap Oil".
Jean H. Laherrère is a petroleum engineer and consultant, best known as the co-author of an influential 1998 Scientific American article entitled "The End of Cheap Oil".
Jean-Baptiste L. Romé de l'Isle
Jean-Baptiste Louis Romé de l'Isle (August 26, 1736 – July 3, 1790) was a French mineralogist considered one of the creators of modern crystallography.
Jean-Baptiste Louis Romé de l'Isle (August 26, 1736 – July 3, 1790) was a French mineralogist considered one of the creators of modern crystallography.
Jean-Baptiste Lislet Geoffroy
Jean-Baptiste Lislet Geoffroy was a French astronomer, botanist and cartographer.
Jean-Baptiste Lislet Geoffroy was a French astronomer, botanist and cartographer.
Jean-Baptiste Élie de Beaumont
Jean-Baptiste Armand Louis Léonce Élie de Beaumont was a French geologist.
Jean-Baptiste Armand Louis Léonce Élie de Beaumont was a French geologist.
Joseph Henri Ferdinand Douvillé
Joseph Henri Ferdinand Douvillé also known as Henri Douvillé was French paleontologist, geologist and malacologist.
Joseph Henri Ferdinand Douvillé also known as Henri Douvillé was French paleontologist, geologist and malacologist.
Joseph Jean Baptiste Xavier Fournet
Joseph Jean Baptiste Xavier Fournet (May 15, 1801 – January 8, 1869), French geologist and metallurgist, was born at Strasbourg.
Joseph Jean Baptiste Xavier Fournet (May 15, 1801 – January 8, 1869), French geologist and metallurgist, was born at Strasbourg.
Joseph Marie Elisabeth Durocher
Joseph Marie Élisabeth Durocher (31 May 1817, Rennes - 3 December 1858, Rennes) was a French geologist.
Joseph Marie Élisabeth Durocher (31 May 1817, Rennes - 3 December 1858, Rennes) was a French geologist.
Jules Desnoyers
Jules Pierre François Stanislaus Desnoyers (October 8, 1800 – 1887) was a French geologist and archaeologist.
Jules Pierre François Stanislaus Desnoyers (October 8, 1800 – 1887) was a French geologist and archaeologist.
Jules Gosselet
Jules-Auguste Gosselet was a French geologist born in Cambrai.
Jules-Auguste Gosselet was a French geologist born in Cambrai.
Katia and Maurice Krafft
Katia Krafft and her husband, Maurice Krafft were French volcanologists who died in a pyroclastic flow on Mount Unzen, in Japan, on June 3, 1991.
Katia Krafft and her husband, Maurice Krafft were French volcanologists who died in a pyroclastic flow on Mount Unzen, in Japan, on June 3, 1991.
Louis Bourguet
Louis Bourguet (1678, Nîmes – 1742, Neuchâtel) was a polymath and correspondent of Leibniz who wrote on archaeology, geology, philosophy, Biblical scholarship and mathematics.
Louis Bourguet (1678, Nîmes – 1742, Neuchâtel) was a polymath and correspondent of Leibniz who wrote on archaeology, geology, philosophy, Biblical scholarship and mathematics.
Louis Cordier
Pierre Louis Antoine Cordier (31 March 1777 – 30 March 1861) was a French geologist and mineralogist, and a founder of the French Geological Society.
Pierre Louis Antoine Cordier (31 March 1777 – 30 March 1861) was a French geologist and mineralogist, and a founder of the French Geological Society.
Louis Dangeard
Louis Marie Bernard Dangeard was a French geologist and oceanographer.
Louis Marie Bernard Dangeard was a French geologist and oceanographer.
Louis Ramond de Carbonnières
Louis François Élisabeth Ramond, baron de Carbonnières (January 4, 1755 Strasbourg – May 14, 1827), was a French politician, geologist and botanist.
Louis François Élisabeth Ramond, baron de Carbonnières (January 4, 1755 Strasbourg – May 14, 1827), was a French politician, geologist and botanist.
Loïc Le Ribault
Loïc Le Ribault was a French geologist and writer.
Loïc Le Ribault was a French geologist and writer.
Lucien Cayeux
Lucien Cayeux was a French sedimentary petrographer.
Lucien Cayeux was a French sedimentary petrographer.
Léon Pervinquière
Léon Pervinquière was a French geologist and paleontologist.
Léon Pervinquière was a French geologist and paleontologist.
Marcel de Serres
Pierre Toussaint Marcel de Serres de Mesplès was a geologist of French birth.
Pierre Toussaint Marcel de Serres de Mesplès was a geologist of French birth.
Marie-Agnès Courty
Marie-Agnès Courty is a French geologist of the CNRS who works at the European Centre for Prehistoric Research, in Tautavel (Pyrénées-Orientales).
Marie-Agnès Courty is a French geologist of the CNRS who works at the European Centre for Prehistoric Research, in Tautavel (Pyrénées-Orientales).
Martine Bertereau
Martine Bertereau also known as Baroness de Beausoleil (born c. 1600, France – died after 1642, Vincennes, France) was a pioneering French woman mining engineer and mineralogist wh...
Martine Bertereau also known as Baroness de Beausoleil (born c. 1600, France – died after 1642, Vincennes, France) was a pioneering French woman mining engineer and mineralogist wh...
Maurice Aubert
Maurice Aubert was a French geologist.
Maurice Aubert was a French geologist.
Maurice Taieb
Maurice Taieb, (born 1935) is a French geologist and paleoanthropologist who discovered the Hadar formation, recognised its potential importance to paleoanthropology and founded the Internation...
Maurice Taieb, (born 1935) is a French geologist and paleoanthropologist who discovered the Hadar formation, recognised its potential importance to paleoanthropology and founded the Internation...
Nérée Boubée
Nérée Boubée was a naturalist, entomologist, geologist, author and a professor at the University of Paris.
Nérée Boubée was a naturalist, entomologist, geologist, author and a professor at the University of Paris.
Ours-Pierre-Armand Petit-Dufrénoy
Ours-Pierre-Armand Petit-Dufrénoy (September 5, 1792 - March 20, 1857) was a French geologist and mineralogist.
Ours-Pierre-Armand Petit-Dufrénoy (September 5, 1792 - March 20, 1857) was a French geologist and mineralogist.
Paul Lemoine
Paul Lemoine was a French geologist born in Paris.
Paul Lemoine was a French geologist born in Paris.
Pedro José Amadeo Pissis
Pedro José Amadeo Pissis Marín (Brioude, France, May 17, 1812 – January 21, 1889, Santiago de Chile) was a French geologist who served the Chilean government in the 19th century.
Pedro José Amadeo Pissis Marín (Brioude, France, May 17, 1812 – January 21, 1889, Santiago de Chile) was a French geologist who served the Chilean government in the 19th century.
Pierre Boitard
Pierre Boitard (27 avril 1789 Mâcon, Saône-et-Loire – 1859) was a French botanist and geologist.
Pierre Boitard (27 avril 1789 Mâcon, Saône-et-Loire – 1859) was a French botanist and geologist.
Pierre Perrault (1608-1680)
Pierre Perrault (Paris circa 1608– Paris 1680) was a Receiver General of Finances for Paris and later a scientist who developed the concept of the hydrological cycle.
Pierre Perrault (Paris circa 1608– Paris 1680) was a Receiver General of Finances for Paris and later a scientist who developed the concept of the hydrological cycle.
Pierre Toussaint Marcel de Serres de Mesplès
Pierre Toussaint Marcel de Serres de Mesplès was a French caver, geologist and naturalist.
Pierre Toussaint Marcel de Serres de Mesplès was a French caver, geologist and naturalist.
Pierre-Marie Termier
Pierre-Marie Termier (July 3, 1859–October 23, 1930) was a French geologist.
Pierre-Marie Termier (July 3, 1859–October 23, 1930) was a French geologist.
Pierre-Roland Giot
Pierre-Roland Giot was a French anthropologist, archaeologist and geologist.
Pierre-Roland Giot was a French anthropologist, archaeologist and geologist.
Stanislas-Étienne Meunier
Stanislas-Étienne Meunier (1843 - 1925) was a French geologist born in Paris.
Stanislas-Étienne Meunier (1843 - 1925) was a French geologist born in Paris.
Émile Haug
Gustave Émile Haug, (19 June 1861 - 28 August 1927 in Niederbronn, was a French geologist and paleontologist known for his contribution to the geosyncline theory.
Gustave Émile Haug, (19 June 1861 - 28 August 1927 in Niederbronn, was a French geologist and paleontologist known for his contribution to the geosyncline theory.
Émilien Dumas
Jean Louis George Émilien Dumas (November 4, 1804 – September 21, 1873) was a French scholar, paleontologist, and geologist.
Jean Louis George Émilien Dumas (November 4, 1804 – September 21, 1873) was a French scholar, paleontologist, and geologist.