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Gabriel Auguste Daubrée

Gabriel Auguste Daubrée, French geologist and engineer (died 1896)

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Born
June 25, 1814
Died
May 29, 1896
Zodiac sign
Cancer
Birth year
1814

About Gabriel Auguste Daubrée

Gabriel Auguste Daubrée MIF FRS FRSE was a French geologist, best known for applying experimental methods to structural geology. He served as the director of the École des Mines as well as the president of the French Academy of Sciences. Gabriel Auguste Daubrée MIF FRS FRSE (25 June 1814 – 29 May 1896) was a French geologist, best known for applying experimental methods to structural geology. In 1880 the Geological Society of London awarded to him the Wollaston medal.

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  1. Gabriel Auguste Daubrée MIF FRS FRSE (25 June 1814 – 29 May 1896) was a French geologist, best known for applying experimental methods to structural geology.
  2. In 1880 the Geological Society of London awarded to him the Wollaston medal.

The world when Gabriel Auguste Daubrée was born

Gabriel Auguste Daubrée was born in 1814. 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.

Headlines and milestones

  • Top headlineBritish burn Washington D.C.
  • Technology milestoneFirst practical steam locomotive for railways
  • World population~970M

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderJames Madison
  • U.S. population8.1M

1814 versus 2026

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Measure18142026
Population8.1M341 million

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