Louis Gentil

Louis Gentil
Louis Gentil
Born	Algiers, French Algeria

Louis Gentil (July 15, 1868 - June 12, 1925) was a French geologist, explorer, author, and professor. He explored North Africa where he collected rocks and fossils. He discovered Encephalartos laurentianus in 1902. Louis Gentil Field, an abandoned airfield in Morocco, is named for him. The city of Youssoufia in an area where phosphate is mined was known as Louis Gentil. He was a member of the Academy of Sciences.

Early life

He was born in Algiers.

Exploration

He explored the Atlas Mountains and was tasked with exploring the Muluya (Mulucha) valley. He led the Cherifian Institute. He worked with Jacques Bourcart who succeeded him as its director.

Publications

Esquisse stratigraphique et pétrolerique du bassin de la Tafna, Algérie, his doctoral thesis
Au Coeur de l'Atlas: Mission au Maroc, 1904-1905
Carte Geologique Provisoire du Maroc, 1920

References

↑ Rothé, Edmond (1927). "Louis Gentil, 15 juillet 1868-12 juin 1925". Annales de l'Institut de physique du Globe de Strasbourg (in French). 8 (1): 107.
↑ Bourcart, Jacques (1961). "La vie et l'oeuvre de Louis Gentil (1868-1925)". Bulletin de la Société Géologique de France (in French). S7-III (2): 244–256. doi:10.2113/gssgfbull.S7-III.2.244.
↑ "Louis Gentil (1968–1925)". www.annales.org.
1 2 "Notes". Nature. 84 (2127): 148–152. August 1910. doi:10.1038/084148a0.
↑ Burke, III, Edmund (2014). The Ethnographic State: France and the Invention of Moroccan Islam. Univ of California Press. p. 220. ISBN 978-0-520-95799-2.

[1] Rothé, Edmond (1927). "Louis Gentil, 15 juillet 1868-12 juin 1925". Annales de l'Institut de physique du Globe de Strasbourg (in French). 8 (1): 107.

[2] Bourcart, Jacques (1961). "La vie et l'oeuvre de Louis Gentil (1868-1925)". Bulletin de la Société Géologique de France (in French). S7-III (2): 244–256. doi:10.2113/gssgfbull.S7-III.2.244.

[3] "Louis Gentil (1968–1925)". www.annales.org.

[:0-4] 1 2 "Notes". Nature. 84 (2127): 148–152. August 1910. doi:10.1038/084148a0.

[5] Burke, III, Edmund (2014). The Ethnographic State: France and the Invention of Moroccan Islam. Univ of California Press. p. 220. ISBN 978-0-520-95799-2.