Alexandre Brongniart
French scientist (1770 – 1847) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Alexandre Brongniart (5 February 1770 – 7 October 1847) was a French chemist, mineralogist, geologist, paleontologist, and zoologist, who collaborated with Georges Cuvier on a study of the geology of the region around Paris. Observing fossil content as well as lithology in sequences, he classified Tertiary formations and was responsible for defining 19th century geological studies as a subject of science by assembling observations and classifications.[2]
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Born | 5 February 1770 (1770-02-05)[1] |
Died | 7 October 1847 (1847-10-08) (aged 77)[1] Paris, Kingdom of France |
Nationality | French |
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Institutions | Sèvres - Cité de la céramique Manufacture nationale de Sèvres Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences |
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Brongniart was also the founder of the Musée national de Céramique-Sèvres (National Museum of Ceramics), having been director of the Sèvres Porcelain Factory from 1800 to 1847.