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Haüy, René Just
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Known as the Abbé Haüy, a French mineralogist, born at St. Just; propounded the theory of crystallisation founded on geometrical principles; absorbed in study, was caught napping during the Revolution; got consequently into trouble, but was extricated out of it by his friend and pupil, Geoffrey St.-Hilaire; was appointed professor of Mineralogy by Napoleon (1743-1823).
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Wood, James, ed. Entry for 'Haüy, René Just'. The Nuttall Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​nut/​h/hay-ren-just.html. Frederick Warne & Co Ltd. London. 1900.
Wood, James, ed. Entry for 'Haüy, René Just'. The Nuttall Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​nut/​h/hay-ren-just.html. Frederick Warne & Co Ltd. London. 1900.