Alexandre Brongniart
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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.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
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| Alexandre-Théodore Brongniart | 2 |
| Adolphe Brongniart | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
French person
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geologist ⓘ human ⓘ mineralogist ⓘ paleontologist ⓘ zoologist ⓘ |
| awardReceived | Copley Medal ⓘ |
| birthCountry | France ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1770-02-05 ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Paris ⓘ |
| child |
Alexandre Brongniart
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Adolphe Brongniart
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| citizenship | France ⓘ |
| collaboratedWith | Georges Cuvier ⓘ |
| countryOfActivity | France ⓘ |
| deathCountry | France ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1847-10-07 ⓘ |
| deathPlace | Paris ⓘ |
| educatedAt | École des Mines de Paris ⓘ |
| employer |
Sèvres
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Sèvres porcelain manufactory
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| era |
18th century
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19th century ⓘ |
| familyName | Brongniart ⓘ |
| father |
Alexandre Brongniart
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Alexandre-Théodore Brongniart
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| fieldOfWork |
geology
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mineralogy ⓘ paleontology ⓘ stratigraphy ⓘ zoology ⓘ |
| givenName | Alexandre ⓘ |
| hasWork |
Essai d’une classification naturelle des reptiles
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Traité élémentaire de minéralogie ⓘ |
| influenced |
classification of Tertiary formations
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development of biostratigraphy ⓘ |
| knownFor |
geological study of the Paris Basin
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helping to establish the geological time scale ⓘ pioneering work in stratigraphy ⓘ study of fossils ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | French ⓘ |
| memberOf |
French Académie des Beaux-Arts
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Académie des beaux-arts
Académie des Sciences ⓘ
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Académie des sciences
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| name | Alexandre Brongniart self-link ⓘ |
| notableWork | Description géologique des environs de Paris ⓘ |
| occupation |
museum director
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professor ⓘ scientist ⓘ |
| positionHeld | director of the Sèvres porcelain manufactory ⓘ |
| workLocation | Paris Basin ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Alexandre-Théodore Brongniart
this entity surface form:
Adolphe Brongniart
this entity surface form:
Alexandre-Théodore Brongniart