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Charles Barrois

French geologist and palaeontologist (1851–1939)

Charles Eugene Barrois (21 August 1851 – 5 November 1939) was a French geologist and palaeontologist.²

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

Born Apr 21, 1851, died Nov 5, 1939.¹

Companies

Société géologique de FranceChair¹⁸

Early life and education

Date not recordedUniversity of Lille³

Career

Occupation: paleontologist, petrologist, geologist, mineralogist, university teacher.⁹

1927President of the French Academy of Sciences^{5 6}
Since 1903Curator⁵
1902 to 1927University teacher⁵
1897President of the Geological Society of France⁵
1878 to 1902Senior lecturer⁵
Date not recordedWorked at University of Lille⁴
Date not recordedChair, Société géologique de France⁷
Date not recordedChair, Société géologique du Nord⁸

Personal life

BornApr 21, 1851, Lille¹⁰
DiedNov 5, 1939, Sainte-Geneviève-en-Caux¹¹
CitizenshipFrance¹²

He was the brother of zoologist Jules Henri Barrois.

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

Awards

1923Commander of the Legion of Honour¹³
1913Foreign Member of the Royal Society¹³
1901Wollaston Medal^{13 17}
1900Officer of the Legion of Honour¹³
1891Prix François-Fontannes^{13 16}
1888Knight of the Legion of Honour¹³
1881Bigsby Medal^{13 15}
1877Auguste Viquesnel Prize^{13 14}
Date not recordedFellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences¹³

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WikidataCharles Barrois on Wikidata
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WikipediaCharles Barrois on Wikipedia
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WikidataCharles Barrois: education, on Wikidata
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WikidataCharles Barrois: Worked at University of Lille, on Wikidata
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WikidataCharles Barrois: Senior lecturer, on Wikidata
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WikidataPresident of the French Academy of Sciences, as reported
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WikidataCharles Barrois: Chair, Société géologique de France, on Wikidata
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WikidataCharles Barrois: Chair, Société géologique du Nord, on Wikidata
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WikidataCharles Barrois: occupation, on Wikidata
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WikidataCharles Barrois: place of birth, on Wikidata
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WikidataCharles Barrois: place of death, on Wikidata
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WikidataCharles Barrois: citizenship, on Wikidata
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WikidataCharles Barrois: award, on Wikidata
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Wikidataaward, as reported
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WikidataSociété géologique de France, Chair
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Wikimedia CommonsCharles Barrois photo by Velvet, CC BY-SA 3.0