Pierre-Louis-Antoine (Louis) Cordier
1777–1861
French geologist and mineralogist. Pioneer in the analysis of French coal mines. Divisional inspector of mines, 1810. Professor of geology, Muséum d’histoire naturelle, 1819. Member of the Académie des sciences, 1822. President of the Conseil des mines, 1831.
Sources
DBF
DSB
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–.
DSB: Dictionary of scientific biography. Edited by Charles Coulston Gillispie and Frederic L. Holmes. 18 vols. including index and supplements. New York: Charles Scribner’s Sons. 1970–90.
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