Gabriel Auguste Daubrée
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"Daubrée" redirects here. For the lunar crater, see Daubrée (crater).
Gabriel Auguste Daubrée MIF FRS FRSE (25 June 1814 – 29 May 1896) was a French geologist, best known for applying experimental methods to structural geology.[1] He served as the director of the École des Mines as well as the president of the French Academy of Sciences.
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Gabriel Auguste Daubrée | |
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Born | 25 June 1814 |
Died | 29 May 1896 (1896-05-30) (aged 81) Paris 7ème |
Nationality | French |
Alma mater | École Polytechnique |
Awards | Wollaston Medal (1880) Hayden Memorial Geological Award (1894) |
Scientific career | |
Fields | geology |
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