Louis Cordier

Louis Cordier
Portrait by Ambroise Tardieu (1825)
Born31 March 1777
Died30 March 1861 (1861-03-31) (aged 83)
NationalityFrench
Occupation(s)Geologist
Mineralogist
EmployerMuséum national d'histoire naturelle

Pierre Louis Antoine Cordier (31 March 1777 – 30 March 1861)[1] was a French geologist and mineralogist, and a founder of the French Geological Society. He was professor of geology at the Muséum national d'histoire naturelle in Paris from 1819 to 1861, and was responsible for the development of the geological gallery in the museum.

  1. ^ Biography of Louis Cordier Annales.org, accessed 20 September 2009