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Henri Coquand (1813, Aix-en-Provence – 1881, Marseille) was a French geologist and paleontologist. In 1841 he obtained his doctorate in sciences in Paris, and later served as professor of geology at the Universities of Besançon, Poitiers and Marseille.〔(Prosopo ) Sociétés savantes〕 From his geological studies of southwestern France, he introduced the Upper Cretaceous stages: Coniacian, Santonian and Campanian (1857).〔(Upper Cretaceous Stratigraphy of the Western Gulf Coast Area of México ) by Emile A. Pessagno〕 In 1871 he proposed the Berriasian stage of the Lower Cretaceous, named after Berrias, a town in the department of Ardèche.〔(A Geologic Time Scale 1989 ) by Walter Brian Harland〕 He also conducted geological / paleontological research in Spain, Algeria and Morocco.〔 In 1838 he founded the ''Muséum d'Aix'' in Aix-en-Provence.〔(See Provence ) Natural History Museum of Aix-en-Provence〕 From 1862 to 1870 he was a correspondent member of the ''Comité des travaux historiques et scientifiques'', and from 1871 to 1881, he was a munincipal councillor in Marseille.〔 The mineral "coquandite" commemorates his name; chemical formula= Sb6O8(SO4)•(H2O).〔(Webmineral.com ) Coquandite Mineral Data〕 == Selected works == * ''Traité des roches considérées au point de vue de leur origine et de leur composition'', 1856 – Treatises on rocks considered from the point of view of their origins and compositions. * ''Description physique, géologique, paléontologique et minéralogique du département de la Charente'', 1856 – Physical, geological, paleontological and mineralogical descriptions of the department of Charente. * ''Géologie et paléontologie de la région sud de la province de Constantine'', 1862 – Geology and paleontology of the region south of Constantine Province. * ''Description géologique de la Province de Constantine'', 1864 – Geological description of Constantine Province. * ''Monographie de l'étage aptien de l'Espagne'', 1865 – Monograph on the Aptian stage of Spain. * ''Monographie du genre Ostrea. Terrain Crétacé'', 1869 – Monograph on the genus ''Ostrea'', Cretaceous terrain.〔(OCLC Classify ) published works.〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Henri Coquand」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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