Adolphe Carnot
Marie Adolphe Carnot (27 January 1839 – 20 June 1920) was a French
third French Republic
.
He was born in
École des Mines in Paris, where from 1877 to 1901, he worked as a professor of analytical chemistry.[1]
In 1881 he was appointed Chief Engineer of Mines, and in 1894, was named Inspector General of Mines. He became director of the
minerals (Traité d'analyse des substances minérales, published 1898) and pursued research.[1] The uranium ore carnotite is named after him.[2]
He was honoured with membership of the
Commander of the Légion d'honneur (1903).[1] He also pursued a political career
.
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