Alphonse Peron

French soldier and amateur naturalist

Alphonse Péron (29 November 1834 – 2 April 1908) was a French soldier and amateur naturalist.²

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

Born Nov 29, 1834, died Jul 2, 1908.¹

About

He used his spare time to pursue his interest in paleontology, and authored or coauthored several important works on the geology and paleontology of France and Algeria.

From Wikipedia’s article on Alphonse Peron, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.²

Companies

Société géologique de FranceChair¹²

Early life and education

Since 1853École Spéciale Militaire de Saint-Cyr³

Career

Occupation: military personnel, paleontologist.⁶

1905President of the Geological Society of France⁴
1900 to 1908President, Q56321500⁴
Date not recordedChair, Société géologique de France⁵

Personal life

BornNov 29, 1834, Saint-Fargeau⁷
DiedJul 2, 1908, Auxerre⁸
CitizenshipFrance⁹

Awards

1896Commander of the Legion of Honour^{10 11}
1885Officier de l'Instruction publique¹⁰

Sources

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WikidataAlphonse Peron on Wikidata
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WikipediaAlphonse Peron on Wikipedia
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WikidataAlphonse Peron: education, on Wikidata
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WikidataAlphonse Peron: President, Q56321500, on Wikidata
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WikidataAlphonse Peron: Chair, Société géologique de France, on Wikidata
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WikidataAlphonse Peron: occupation, on Wikidata
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WikidataAlphonse Peron: place of birth, on Wikidata
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WikidataAlphonse Peron: place of death, on Wikidata
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WikidataAlphonse Peron: citizenship, on Wikidata
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WikidataAlphonse Peron: award, on Wikidata
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Wikidataaward, as reported by Léonore database
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WikidataSociété géologique de France, Chair