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Maurice Gignoux

French geologist (1881-1955) · France · On the map · Scientists · Died at 73

Maurice Irénée Marie Gignoux was a renowned French geologist who was a specialist on the stratigraphy of the Alps. His 1925 book Geologie stratigraphique was a landmark publication in stratigraphy and was translated into several languages and went into many editions.

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1955Died20 August 1955Penrose MedalAward1948Officer of the Legion of HonourAward1925Knight of the Legion of HonourAward1919Officier de l'Instruction publiqueAward1915Prix François-FontannesAward1881Born19 October 1881

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