Auguste Bravais
1811–63
French naval officer, botanist, and physicist. Took part in a number of voyages of scientific exploration, 1832–40. Taught at the Faculté des Sciences, Lyons, 1841–5. Professor of physics at the Ecole Polytechnique, 1845–56. Pioneer in the field of crystallography.
Sources
DBF
DSB.
Bibliography
DBF: Dictionnaire de biographie Française. Under the direction of J. Balteau et al. 21 vols. and 4 fascicules of vol. 22 (A–Leyris d’Esponchès) to date. Paris: Librairie Letouzey & Ané. 1933–.
DSB: Dictionary of scientific biography. Edited by Charles Coulston Gillispie and Frederic L. Holmes. 18 vols. including index and supplements. New York: Charles Scribner’s Sons. 1970–90.
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