René Just Haüy
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| Gender | Male |
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| Death | 203 years ago |
| Date of birth | February 28,1743 |
| Zodiac sign | Pisces |
| Born | Saint-Just-en-Chaussee |
| France | |
| Date of died | June 1,1822 |
| Died | Paris |
| France | |
| Alma mater | University of Paris |
| Siblings | Valentin Haüy |
| Job | Priest |
| mineralogist | |
| Books | An Essay on the Education of the Blind; (Dedicated to the King of France), Paris, 1786 |
| Selections in Verse | |
| Tableau Comparatif des Résultats de Cristallographie et de l'Analyse Chimique Relativement á la Classification des Minéraux | |
| Saint-Just-en-Chaussée, France | |
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| ID | 440075 |
René Just Haüy Life story
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, he is often referred to as the "Father of Modern Crystallography".