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Joachim Barrande

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Geologist, paleontologist and engineer (1799-1883)

FranceScientistsLived 1799 to 1883 · aged 84
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Joachim Barrande was a French geologist and palaeontologist. He was particularly known for his work on trilobites, published in the Systéme Silurien de la Bohéme which he published in 22 parts. Trained under the school of Georges Cuvier, he opposed the evolutionary views of Charles Darwin.

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1881Cothenius Medal
1857Wollaston Medal
honorary doctor of the University of Vienna
Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences

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France
Category
Scientists
Type
Scientist
Status
deceased
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Lived 1799 to 1883 · aged 84
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24 languages

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