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Pedro José Amadeo Pissis

French geologist (1812-1889) · France · Scientists · Died at 76

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Pedro José Amadeo Pissis Marín was a French geologist who served the Chilean government in the 19th century. He played an influential role in the cartography of Chile. Pissis worked in Brazil and Bolivia before he arrived to Chile.

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Awards

Grand Prix de la Société de Géographie1873
Legion of Honour

About this person

Pedro José Amadeo Pissis Marín was a French geologist who served the Chilean government in the 19th century. He played an influential role in the cartography of Chile. Pissis worked in Brazil and Bolivia before he arrived to Chile. He left Bolivia due to political problems and was preparing his departure to France in Valparaíso when Chilean minister Manuel Camilo Vial contacted him to do a geologic and mineralogic description of the Republic of Chile. Monte Pissis, the third highest mountain in the Western Hemisphere and second highest volcano in the world is named after him.

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Country
France
Category
Scientists
Type
Scientist
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1812 to 1889 · aged 76

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