Armand Lévy (mineralogist)

Armand Lévy (14 November 1795 - 29 July 1841) was a French mathematician and mineralogist.[1]

Life

Armand Lévy studied mathematics, passing his agrégation in 1816. He settled in London where in 1820 he met a mineral dealer, Henry Heuland, who asked him to categorise his collection. In 1827, Lévy went to Belgium to supervise the printing of the resulting book. He then became a professor at the University of Liège. He later returned to France and taught mathematics at the École Normale Supérieure in Paris.

He died of a ruptured aneurysm at the age of 45.[1]

Legacy

Armand Lévy described many mineral species.[1] Lévyne was named after him.[2]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Le Cléac'h, Jean-Michel (June 1995). "Bicentenaire de la naissance de Armand Lévy". ABC Mines (in French) 7.
  2. ↑ "Lévyne" (PDF). handbookofmineralogy.org..