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Gabriel-Auguste Daubrée

French geochemist
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Born:
June 25, 1814, Metz, France
Died:
May 29, 1896, Paris (aged 81)
Notable Works:
“Études synthétiques de géologie expérimentale”
“Les Eaux souterraines”
“Meteorites et la constitution geologique du globe”
Subjects Of Study:
experimentation
geology
meteorite
mineral
rock
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Gabriel-Auguste Daubrée (born June 25, 1814, Metz, France—died May 29, 1896, Paris) was a French geochemist and a pioneer in the application of experimental methods to the study of diverse geologic phenomena. In 1838 Daubrée became regional mining engineer for the département of Haut-Rhin, where he worked for eight years on a geologic map of the region. In 1838 he also became professor of mineralogy and geology at the University of Strasbourg, where he founded an experimental laboratory for the study of geologic and mineralogical processes. In 1861 he was appointed professor of geology at the Museum of Natural Sciences, ...(100 of 335 words)

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