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André Dumont
André Dumont may refer to: * André Dumont (geologist) * André Dumont (politician) André Dumont (24 May 1764 at Oisemont – 19 October 1838 at Abbeville), was a French parliamentarian, a regicide, a deputy of the National Convention, President of the National convention, and an administrator of the First French Empire, Fi ... * André Dumont (cyclist) {{hndis, Dumont, Andre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
André Dumont (geologist)
André Hubert Dumont (15 February 180928 February 1857) was a Belgian geologist. Dumont was born in Liège. His first work was a masterly ''Mémoire'' on the geology of the province of Liège published in 1832. A few years later he became a professor of mineralogy and geology and afterwards Rector of the University of Liège. He subsequently turned his attention to the mineralogical and stratigraphical description of the geological formations in Belgium. The names given by him to many subdivisions of the Cretaceous and Tertiary have been adopted. This cites Memoir by Major-General J. E. Portlock in ''Address to Geol. Soc.'' (London, 1858). His ''Mémoire sur les terrains ardennais et rhénan de l'Ardenne, du Brabant et du Condroz'' (1847–1848) is notable for the care with which the mineralogy of the strata was described, but the palaeontological characterization was insufficient, and neither did he adopt the terms Silurian or Devonian. During twenty years he laboured ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
André Dumont (politician)
André Dumont (24 May 1764 at Oisemont – 19 October 1838 at Abbeville), was a French parliamentarian, a regicide, a deputy of the National Convention, President of the National convention, and an administrator of the First French Empire, First Empire. 1764 births 1838 deaths Regicides of Louis XVI Presidents of the National Convention {{Somme-politician-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
