Eugène Renevier
Eugène Renevier (26 March 1831 – 4 May 1906) Swiss geologist, was born at Lausanne, Switzerland, as a descendant of a noble family.
After about three years of study at the polytechnical school of Stuttgart,[1] Renevier in 1851 went to Geneva to study under F. J. Pictet. In 1854 he went to Paris to attend the lectures of Hébert and to study fossil nummulites found in the limestone of the Alps.[2]
From 1859 to 1881 he was an associate professor of geology and mineralogy, then a full professor of geology and paleontology at the Academy in Lausanne (1881–1906). In 1890 the academy attained the name and status of a university. In 1898–90 he was rector of the University of Lausanne. For many years, he also served as curator of the cantonal museum of geology (1874–1906).[3]
He is distinguished for his researches on the geology and paleontology of the
In 1879, he was elected as a member to the American Philosophical Society.[5]
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- ^ Lugeon, Maurice (1907). "Notice nécrologie sur Eugène Renevier". Bulletin de la Société Géologique de France. s. 4. tome 7: 130–135.
- ^ Dictionnaire historique de la Suisse Renevier, Eugène
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- ^ "APS Member History". search.amphilsoc.org. Retrieved 2021-05-12.