Alexandre Brongniart

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French person geologist human mineralogist paleontologist zoologist

Alexandre Brongniart was a French geologist and paleontologist renowned for his pioneering work in stratigraphy and the study of fossils, including helping to establish the geological time scale.

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Observed surface forms (2)

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Alexandre-Théodore Brongniart 2
Adolphe Brongniart 1

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf French person ⓘ
geologist ⓘ
human ⓘ
mineralogist ⓘ
paleontologist ⓘ
zoologist ⓘ
awardReceived Copley Medal ⓘ
birthCountry France ⓘ
birthDate 1770-02-05 ⓘ
birthPlace Paris ⓘ
child Alexandre Brongniart self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Adolphe Brongniart
citizenship France ⓘ
collaboratedWith Georges Cuvier ⓘ
countryOfActivity France ⓘ
deathCountry France ⓘ
deathDate 1847-10-07 ⓘ
deathPlace Paris ⓘ
educatedAt École des Mines de Paris ⓘ
employer Sèvres ⓘ
surface form: Sèvres porcelain manufactory
era 18th century ⓘ
19th century ⓘ
familyName Brongniart ⓘ
father Alexandre Brongniart self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Alexandre-Théodore Brongniart
fieldOfWork geology ⓘ
mineralogy ⓘ
paleontology ⓘ
stratigraphy ⓘ
zoology ⓘ
givenName Alexandre ⓘ
hasWork Essai d’une classification naturelle des reptiles ⓘ
Traité élémentaire de minéralogie ⓘ
influenced classification of Tertiary formations ⓘ
development of biostratigraphy ⓘ
knownFor geological study of the Paris Basin ⓘ
helping to establish the geological time scale ⓘ
pioneering work in stratigraphy ⓘ
study of fossils ⓘ
languageSpoken French ⓘ
memberOf French Académie des Beaux-Arts ⓘ
surface form: Académie des beaux-arts

Académie des Sciences ⓘ
surface form: Académie des sciences
name Alexandre Brongniart self-link ⓘ
notableWork Description géologique des environs de Paris ⓘ
occupation museum director ⓘ
professor ⓘ
scientist ⓘ
positionHeld director of the Sèvres porcelain manufactory ⓘ
workLocation Paris Basin ⓘ

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Père Lachaise Cemetery → architect → Alexandre Brongniart ⓘ
this entity surface form: Alexandre-Théodore Brongniart
Alexandre Brongniart → child → Alexandre Brongniart self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Adolphe Brongniart
Alexandre Brongniart → father → Alexandre Brongniart self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Alexandre-Théodore Brongniart
Alexandre Brongniart → name → Alexandre Brongniart self-link ⓘ
Jurassic → nameCoinedBy → Alexandre Brongniart ⓘ
Jurassic Period → nameCoinedBy → Alexandre Brongniart ⓘ