Emmanuel-Louis Gruner (11 May 1809 – 26 March 1883) was a French

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Life

Emmanuel-Louis Gruner was born on 11 May 1809. His son, Édouard Gruner, was a prominent

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. In 1869, he was elected as a member of the

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. Emmanuel-Louis Gruner died on 26 March 1883.

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* 1809 births 1883 deaths École Polytechnique alumni French engineers French geologists People from the canton of Bern {{France-scientist-stub