Charles Depéret

Charles Jean Julien Depéret (25 June 1854 – 18 May 1929)[1] was a French geologist and paleontologist. He was a member of the French Academy of Sciences,[1] the Société géologique de France[2] and dean of the Science faculty of Lyon.[3]

Charles Depéret was born in Perpignan. He started his career as a military doctor from 1877 to 1888. Initially posted in Algeria, he was later active in Sathonay.[3] In 1888, he became lecturer at the University of Marseille,[3] and in 1889 he became professor of geology at the University of Lyon.[2]

He was an advocate of the controversial prehistoric artifacts findings of Glozel.[4]

He died in Lyon.[5]

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References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Past members of the French Academy of Sciences
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Obituary at Annales des Mines (French)
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Obituary at Les Études rhodaniennes, Year 1929, Vol. 5, Issue 5-2, pp. 342-343 (French)
  4. ↑ Webpage about Charles Depéret at Glozel Museum website
  5. ↑ "Deperet, Charles." Complete Dictionary of Scientific Biography. 2008. Retrieved November 21, 2010 from Encyclopedia.com