Jean-Baptiste-Armand-Louis-Léonce (Léonce) Elie de Beaumont
1798–1874
French mining engineer and geologist. Participated in the drawing-up of a geological map of France, 1825–41. Professor of geology, Ecole des mines, 1827; professor, Collège de France, 1832. Foreign member, Royal Society of London, 1835.
Sources
DBF
DSB
Record of the Royal Society of London.
Bibliography
DBF: Dictionnaire de biographie Française. Under the direction of J. Balteau et al. 21 vols. and 4 fascicules of vol. 22 (A–Leyris d’Esponchès) to date. Paris: Librairie Letouzey & Ané. 1933–.
DSB: Dictionary of scientific biography. Edited by Charles Coulston Gillispie and Frederic L. Holmes. 18 vols. including index and supplements. New York: Charles Scribner’s Sons. 1970–90.
Record of the Royal Society of London: The record of the Royal Society of London for the promotion of natural knowledge. 4th edition. London: Royal Society. 1940.
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