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Jules Garnier
French mining engineer (1839–1904) and discoverer of New Caledonian nickel / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Jacque Jules Garnier (25 November 1839 in Saint-Étienne[1] – 8 March 1904 in Gorbio) was a French engineer and industrialist.
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Born | (1839-11-25)25 November 1839 Saint-Étienne, France |
Died | 8 March 1904(1904-03-08) (aged 64) Gorbio, France |
Allegiance | France |
Service/ | Auxiliary engineers |
Years of service | 1870–71 |
Rank | Commandant |
Commands held | Commandant of the Auxiliary Engineers of the Army of Vosges |
Battles/wars | Franco-Prussian War of 1870, Defence of Dijon, commando raids against Buffon Bridge |
Awards | Knight of the Legion of Honour, Cross of the Order of Agricultural Merit (1888) |
Memorials | His name is given to a nickel-containing mineral he discovered, garniérite, a school in New Caledonia is named after him, also a street in Nouméa |
Other work | metallurgical engineer, geologist, industrialist |
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