Louis Rendu (December 9, 1789 in
Meyrin – August 28, 1859) was French
Roman Catholic bishop of Annecy and a scientist.
He was the author of ''Theorie des glaciers de la Savoie'', an important book on the mechanisms of
glacial motion
Glacial motion is the motion of glaciers, which can be likened to rivers of ice. It has played an important role in sculpting many landscapes. Most lakes in the world occupy basins scoured out by glaciers. Glacial motion can be fast (up to , ob ...
. The
Rendu Glacier,
Alaska, U.S. and
Mount Rendu,
Antarctica are named for him.
He was a founding member of the ''Académie des sciences, belles-lettres et arts de Savoie''. The following are a few of his ethnological and religious-themed works:
* ''De l'influence des Moeurs sur les Lois, et de l'influence des Lois sur les Moeurs'', 1833
* ''Moeurs et coutumes de la Savoie du Nord au XIXe siècle'', 1845
* ''Lettre à S. M. le Roi de Prusse (sur la situation religieuse de l'Europe)'', 1848
* ''Des efforts du protestantisme'', 1855.
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See also
* List of Roman Catholic scientist-clerics
References
External links
Bishop Rendu at Catholic HierarchyMount Rendu
French physicists
French glaciologists
Catholic clergy scientists
1789 births
1859 deaths
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