Jean Albert Gaudry
Geologist and paleontologist, stratigraphy
Born
September 16th, 1827
197 years ago
Died
November 27th, 1908
116 years ago — 81 years old
Category
Scientists & Innovators
Country
France
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Published studies on French Tertiary fossils
Contributed to geological mapping in France
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