Déodat Gratet de Dolomieu, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Déodat Gratet de Dolomieu

French geologist, volcanologist and mineralogist

Date of Birth: 23-Jun-1750

Place of Birth: Dolomieu, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France

Date of Death: 26-Nov-1801

Profession: geologist, volcanologist, mineralogist

Nationality: France

Zodiac Sign: Cancer

Dieudonné Sylvain Guy Tancrède de Gratet de Dolomieu usually known as Déodat de Dolomieu (23 June 1750 – 28 November 1801) was a French geologist.
The mineral and the rock dolomite and the largest summital crater on the Piton de la Fournaise volcano were named after him.