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Charles Barrois

Charles Barrois, French geologist and palaeontologist (died 1939)

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Born
August 21, 1851
Died
November 5, 1939
Zodiac sign
Leo
Birth year
1851

About Charles Barrois

Charles Eugene Barrois was a French geologist and palaeontologist. His first comprehensive work was Recherches sur le terrain crétacé supérieur de l’Angleterre et de l'Irlande, published in the Mémoires de la societé geologique du Nord in 1876. In 1881 he was awarded the Bigsby medal, and in 1901 the Wollaston medal by the Geological Society of London. In 1907, he created the Musée Houiller (Carboniferous Museum) alongside the Museum Gosselet in Lille.

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Charles Barrois timeline

  1. His first comprehensive work was Recherches sur le terrain crétacé supérieur de l’Angleterre et de l'Irlande, published in the Mémoires de la societé geologique du Nord in 1876.
  2. In 1881 he was awarded the Bigsby medal, and in 1901 the Wollaston medal by the Geological Society of London.
  3. In 1907, he created the Musée Houiller (Carboniferous Museum) alongside the Museum Gosselet in Lille.

The world when Charles Barrois was born

Charles Barrois was born in 1851. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1851

  • Best-selling bookMoby-Dick by Herman Melville

Headlines and milestones

  • Top headlineGreat Exhibition in London — first World's Fair
  • Technology milestoneIsaac Singer patents practical sewing machine
  • World population~1.31B

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderMillard Fillmore
  • U.S. population23.8M

1851 versus 2026

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Measure18512026
Population23.8M341 million

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