René Just Haüy
René Just Haüy FRS MWS FRSE was a French priest and mineralogist, commonly styled the Abbé Haüy after he was made an honorary canon of Notre Dame. Due to his innovative work on crystal structure and his four-volume Traité de Minéralogie (1801), he is often referred to as the "Father of Modern Crystallography". During the French revolution he also helped to establish the metric system.
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Date of Birth
February 28th, 1743
Age
283
Birth Place
France, Hauts-de-France
Date of Death
June 3rd, 1822
Died Aged
79
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