Georges de Tribolet

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Georges de Tribolet (20 December 1830 in

paleontologist, Maurice de Tribolet (1852–1929).[1]

He studied

University of Heidelberg with a dissertation on porphyritic rocks. Following graduation, he furthered his education in Paris and Berlin, returning in 1855 to Neuchâtel, where he worked as a geologist and museum curator.[2]

While a student, he travelled extensively, conducting geological excursions in the

Harz and Jura Mountains, the Alps and throughout the Black Forest. He is best remembered for his investigations of the Cretaceous terrain of the Jura, with the Neocomian strata being a specific subject of research.[3]

Published works

References

  1. ^ Bulletin de la Société Géologique de France, Volume 2 by Société Géologique de France
  2. ^ a b Google Books Bulletin de la Société des sciences naturelles de Neuchâtel, Volume 9
  3. ^ Précis d'histoire du canton de Neuchâtel by Albert Henry