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Alexis Damour

French mineralogist (1808–1902)

Augustin Alexis Damour (19 July 1808, in Paris – 22 September 1902, in Paris) was a French mineralogist who was also interested in prehistory.²

From Wikipedia’s article on Alexis Damour (this version), CC BY-SA 4.0.

Born Jul 19, 1808, died Sep 22, 1902.¹

Companies

Société géologique de FranceChair¹⁸

Early life and education

Date not recordedCollege of Juilly^{3 4}

Career

Occupation: geologist, anthropologist, civil servant, chemist, mineralogist.⁹

1880President, French Society of Mineralogy and Crystallography⁶
1857President of the Geological Society of France⁶
Until 1853Worked at Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs⁵
Date not recordedChair, French Society of Mineralogy and Crystallography⁷
Date not recordedChair, Société géologique de France⁸

Personal life

BornJul 19, 1808, Paris¹⁰
DiedSep 22, 1902, 9th arrondissement of Paris¹¹
CitizenshipFrance¹²
Residence9th arrondissement of Paris¹³
Children2^{14 15}

Awards

1854Officer of the Legion of Honour^{16 17}
1837Knight of the Legion of Honour^{16 17}
Date not recordedKnight of the Order of Saint Joseph¹⁶

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Sources

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WikidataAlexis Damour on Wikidata
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WikidataAlexis Damour: education, on Wikidata
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WikidataAlexis Damour: Worked at Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs, on Wikidata
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WikidataAlexis Damour: President of the Geological Society of France, on Wikidata
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WikidataAlexis Damour: Chair, French Society of Mineralogy and Crystallography, on Wikidata
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WikidataAlexis Damour: Chair, Société géologique de France, on Wikidata
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Wikidatanumber of children, as reported by Geneanet
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Wikidataaward, as reported by Léonore database
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WikidataSociété géologique de France, Chair
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Wikimedia CommonsAlexis Damour photo by Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain