Charles Depéret

Charles Jean Julien Depéret (June 25 1854 – May 18 1929)^[1] was a French geologist and paleontologist. He was a member of the French Academy of Sciences^[1], the Société géologique de France^[2] and dean of the Science faculty of Lyon.^[3]

Charles Depéret was born in Perpignan. He started his career as a military doctor from 1877 to 1888. Initially posted in Algeria, he was later active in Sathonay.^[3] In 1888, he became lecturer at the University of Marseille,^[3] and in 1889 he became professor of geology at the University of Lyon.^[2]

He was an advocate of the controversial prehistoric artifacts findings of Glozel.^[4]

He died in Lyon.^[5]

See also

• Burdigalian
• Majungasaurus

References

1. ^ ^{a b} Past members of the French Academy of Sciences
2. ^ ^{a b} Obituary at Annales des Mines (French)
3. ^ ^{a b c} Obituary at Les Études rhodaniennes, Year 1929, Vol. 5, Issue 5-2, pp. 342-343 (French)
4. ^ Webpage about Charles Depéret at Glozel Museum website
5. ^ "Deperet, Charles." Complete Dictionary of Scientific Biography. 2008. Retrieved November 21, 2010 from Encyclopedia.com

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Date of birth	1929
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Date of death	May 18, 1929
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