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Born September 16, 1725 • France
Died September 28, 1815 (aged 90) • Paris • France
Subjects Of Study basalt • igneous rock
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Pierre Teilhard de Chardin
French philosopher and paleontologist
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Alexandre Brongniart, plaster medallion by David d'Angers
Alexandre Brongniart
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Marcellin Boule
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