Henri Hureau de Sénarmont

Henri Hureau de Sénarmont (September 6, 1808 – June 30, 1862) was a French mineralogist and physician. He was born at Brou, Eure-et-Loir. In the course of his career, he became engineer-in-chief of mines, and professor of mineralogy and director of studies at the École des Mines at Paris.

Sénarmont was distinguished for his research on polarization and on the artificial formation of minerals. The Sénarmont prism polarizer is named after him. He also wrote essays and prepared maps on the geology of Seine-et-Marne and Seine-et-Oise for the Geological Survey of France (1844).

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This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed (1911). Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press.

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Name	Senarmont, Henri Hureau de
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Date of birth	September 6, 1808
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Date of death	June 30, 1862
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