Nicolas Desmarest

French geologist (1725–1815)

Nicolas Desmarest (French pronunciation: [nikɔla demaʁɛ]; 16 September 1725 – 20 September 1815) was a French geologist and contributor to the Encyclopédie ou Dictionnaire raisonné des sciences, des arts et des métiers, in particular, the multi-volume Géographie-physique. Desmarest was born in Soulaines, in the department of Aube. Of humble parentage, he was educated at the College of the Oratorians of Troyes and Paris.

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