Geologist; born in
Marseilles, Aug. 22, 1830; was educated at the School of Mines, at
Saint Étienne; and in 1852, engaged in engineering; made several voyages to the
United States, visited
Cuba, the
West Indies,
Central America, the
Isthmus of Panama,
Mexico, and
California; was a member of the international jury for the
Centennial Exhibition in
Philadelphia in 1876.
Among his publications are
The Great West of the United States;
The American;
American Society, and
Gold and silver.
He died in
Paris,
France, in June, 1886.
