Louis Cordier
Louis Cordier | |
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Portrait by Ambroise Tardieu (1825) | |
| Born | 31 March 1777 |
| Died | 30 March 1861 (aged 83) |
| Occupations | Geologist Mineralogist |
| Employer | Muséum national d'histoire naturelle |
Pierre Louis Antoine Cordier (French pronunciation: [pjɛʁ lwi ɑ̃twan kɔʁdje]; 31 March 1777 – 30 March 1861) was a French geologist and mineralogist, and a founder of the French Geological Society. He was professor of geology at the Muséum national d'histoire naturelle in Paris from 1819 to 1861, and was responsible for the development of the geological gallery in the museum.