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René Just Haüy

French scientist

Died when: 79 years 95 days (951 months)
Star Sign: Pisces

 

René Just Haüy

René Just Haüy (French pronunciation: ?[a?i]) FRS MWS FRSE (28 February 1743 – 1 June 1822) was a French priest and mineralogist, commonly styled the Abbé Haüy after he was made an honorary canon of Notre Dame.

Due to his innovative work on crystal structure and his four-volume Traité de Minéralogie (1801),he is often referred to as the "Father of Modern Crystallography".

During the French revolution he also helped to establish the metric system.


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