Albert Falsan, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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1833-1902, French geologist
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Place of Birth: Lyon, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
About Albert Falsan
- Claude Alexandre Albert Falsan (14 May 1833, in Lyon – 12 February 1902, in Saint-Cyr-au-Mont-d'Or) was a French geologist and glaciologist. He was a student at the Collège des Minimes and also took classes at the University of Lyon as a pupil of geologist Joseph Jean Baptiste Xavier Fournet.
- Although he never received a diploma, he dedicated his time and energies to geological research of the Jura, the Lyonnaise region and the Alps.From 1869 to 1902 he was a member of the Académie des sciences, belles-lettres et arts de Lyon, and in 1873, a founding member of the Société de géographie de Lyon.
- During his career he also received the following awards and distinctions: Lauréat de l'Institut, prix Bordin. Grande médaille du Congrès des sociétés savantes. Médaille d'or du concours de la Sorbonne, 1880. Médaille d'or de l'Académie de Lyon.
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