Paul Fourmarier

Paul Frédéric Joseph Fourmarier (25 December 1877 – 20 January 1970) was a Belgian geologist and specialist in tectonics,[1] after whom Fourmarierite is named.[2]

Fourmarier was born in La Hulpe, Province of Brabant, Belgium[1] and studied at the University of Liège, graduating in 1899. He became a professor of geology at the university in 1920. His specialist area was the study of fold structures and cleavage and he described the overthrust nappes in the Ardennes.[1] He won the Wollaston Medal in 1957,[3] and the Penrose Gold Medal in 1952.[4]

References
  1. "Fourmarier, Paul Frédéric Joseph". TheFreeDictionary. Retrieved 15 May 2012.
  2. "Fourmarierite Mineral Data". webmineral.com. Retrieved 15 May 2012.
  3. "Geological Society medal winners". The Geological Society of London. Archived from the original on 19 August 2010. Retrieved 15 May 2012.
  4. "Penrose Gold Medal". Society of Economic Geologists. Archived from the original on 28 December 2012. Retrieved 15 May 2012.


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