Edmond Hébert (12 June 1812 – 4 April 1890), French geologist, was born at Villefargau, Yonne.
Edmond Hébert (1812-1890)
He was educated at the College de Meaux, Auxerre, and at the École Normale in Paris. In 1836 he became professor at Meaux, in 1838 demonstrator in chemistry and physics at the École Normale, and in 1841 sub-director of studies at that school and lecturer on geology. In 1857 the degree of D. es Sc. was conferred upon him, and he was appointed professor of geology at the Sorbonne.[1]
There he was eminently successful as a teacher, and worked with great zeal in the field, adding much to the knowledge of the Jurassic and older strata. He devoted, however, special attention to the subdivisions of the Cretaceous and Tertiary formations in France, and to their correlation with the strata in England and in southern Europe.[2]
To him we owe the first definite arrangement of the Chalk into palaeontological zones (see "Table" in Geol. Hag., 1869, p. 200). During his later years he was regarded as the leading geologist in France.[2]
^One or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Hébert, Edmond". Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 13 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 167.
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March 16, 2024
edmond, hébert, june, 1812, april, 1890, french, geologist, born, villefargau, yonne, 1812, 1890, educated, college, meaux, auxerre, École, normale, paris, 1836, became, professor, meaux, 1838, demonstrator, chemistry, physics, École, normale, 1841, director, . Edmond Hebert 12 June 1812 4 April 1890 French geologist was born at Villefargau Yonne Edmond Hebert 1812 1890 He was educated at the College de Meaux Auxerre and at the Ecole Normale in Paris In 1836 he became professor at Meaux in 1838 demonstrator in chemistry and physics at the Ecole Normale and in 1841 sub director of studies at that school and lecturer on geology In 1857 the degree of D es Sc was conferred upon him and he was appointed professor of geology at the Sorbonne 1 There he was eminently successful as a teacher and worked with great zeal in the field adding much to the knowledge of the Jurassic and older strata He devoted however special attention to the subdivisions of the Cretaceous and Tertiary formations in France and to their correlation with the strata in England and in southern Europe 2 To him we owe the first definite arrangement of the Chalk into palaeontological zones see Table in Geol Hag 1869 p 200 During his later years he was regarded as the leading geologist in France 2 He was elected a member of the Academie des sciences in 1877 Commander of the Legion of Honour in 1885 and he was three times president of the Geological Society of France He died in Paris on 4 April 1890 2 References edit nbsp One or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain Chisholm Hugh ed 1911 Hebert Edmond Encyclopaedia Britannica Vol 13 11th ed Cambridge University Press p 167 a b c Chisholm 1911 External links editComite des travaux historiques et scientifiques short biography in French and list of publications Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Edmond Hebert amp oldid 1133598873, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
