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Gabriel Auguste Daubrée

French geologist

Gabriel Auguste Daubrée MIF FRS FRSE (25 June 1814 – 29 May 1896) was a French geologist, best known for applying experimental methods to structural geology. He served as the director of the École des Mines as well as the president of the French Academy of Sciences.²

From Wikipedia’s article on Gabriel Auguste Daubrée (this version), CC BY-SA 4.0.

Born Jun 25, 1814, died May 29, 1896.¹

Companies

Société géologique de FranceChair²²

Early life and education

Since 1832École polytechnique³
Since 1834Mines ParisTech^{3 4}

Career

Occupation: writer, speleologist, mineralogist, cartographer, university teacher, geologist.¹¹

1893President, Société de Géographie⁶
1879President of the French Academy of Sciences^{6 8}
1879President of the Geological Society of France⁶
1872 to 1884Director, Mines ParisTech^{6 7}
Since 1867Inspector general of Mines⁶
1864President of the Geological Society of France⁶
1852 to 1861Dean, Q65956809⁶
Date not recordedWorked at University of Strasbourg⁵
Date not recordedChair, French Society of Mineralogy and Crystallography⁹
Date not recordedChair, Société géologique de France¹⁰

Personal life

BornJun 25, 1814, Metz^{12 13}
DiedMay 29, 1896, 7th arrondissement of Paris^{14 15}
CitizenshipFrance¹⁶
Residence7th arrondissement of Paris¹⁷
Children1^{18 19}

Awards

1894Hayden Memorial Geological Award²⁰
1881Foreign Member of the Royal Society²⁰
1881Grand Officer of the Legion of Honour²⁰
1880Wollaston Medal^{20 21}
1869Commander of the Legion of Honour²⁰
1868Commander of the Order of Christ²⁰
1868Commander of the Order of the Rose²⁰
1860Bordin Prize²⁰
1860Commander of the Order of the Oak Crown²⁰
1858Officer of the Legion of Honour²⁰

More awards (3)

1849Knight of the Legion of Honour²⁰
Date not recordedOrder of Saint Anna²⁰
Date not recordedRoyal Order of the Polar Star²⁰

Sources

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WikidataGabriel Auguste Daubrée on Wikidata
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WikipediaGabriel Auguste Daubrée on Wikipedia
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WikidataGabriel Auguste Daubrée: education, on Wikidata
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WikidataGabriel Auguste Daubrée: Worked at University of Strasbourg, on Wikidata
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WikidataGabriel Auguste Daubrée: Dean, Q65956809, on Wikidata
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WikidataDirector, Mines ParisTech, as reported
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WikidataPresident of the French Academy of Sciences, as reported by French Academy of Sciences
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WikidataGabriel Auguste Daubrée: Chair, French Society of Mineralogy and Crystallography, on Wikidata
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WikidataGabriel Auguste Daubrée: Chair, Société géologique de France, on Wikidata
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WikidataGabriel Auguste Daubrée: occupation, on Wikidata
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WikidataGabriel Auguste Daubrée: place of birth, on Wikidata
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WikidataGabriel Auguste Daubrée: place of death, on Wikidata
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WikidataGabriel Auguste Daubrée: citizenship, on Wikidata
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WikidataGabriel Auguste Daubrée: residence, on Wikidata
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WikidataGabriel Auguste Daubrée: number of children, on Wikidata
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WikidataGabriel Auguste Daubrée: award, on Wikidata
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WikidataSociété géologique de France, Chair
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Wikimedia CommonsGabriel Auguste Daubrée photo by Muséum national d'histoire naturelle (France), No restrictions