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Henri-Jean-Baptiste (Henri) Coquand

1813–81

French geologist. Carried out geological exploration in Spain, Algeria, and Morocco. Professor of geology, Besançon, 1852; Poitiers, then Marseilles, 1859–64. Prospected in Albania, the Ionian Islands, and Sicily. Settled in Marseilles.

Source

DBF.

Bibliography

DBF: Dictionnaire de biographie Française. Under the direction of J. Balteau et al. 21 vols. and 4 fascicules of vol. 22 (A–Leyris d’Esponchès) to date. Paris: Librairie Letouzey & Ané. 1933–.

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