Ami Boué
Ami Boué | |
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Ami Boué, 1880 | |
| Born | 16 March 1794 |
| Died | 21 November 1881 (aged 87) |
| Resting place | Bad Vöslau |
| Citizenship | Austrian Empire |
| Alma mater | University of Edinburgh (M. D.) |
| Spouse |
Eleonore Beinstingel
(m. 1826) |
| Parent(s) | Jean Henri Boué (father) Suzanne Chapeaurouge (mother) |
| Awards | Wollaston Medal (1847) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | geology |
Ami Boué (16 March 1794 – 21 November 1881) was a geologist of French Huguenot origin. Born at Hamburg, he was trained in Edinburgh and across Europe. Based on fossil and the strata in which he observed them, he suggested that there were continuous change in the animal forms that existed over time and opposed the theories of catastrophism of the period. He travelled across Europe, studying geology, as well as ethnology, and is considered to be among the first to produce a geological map of the world.