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René Just Haüy

René Just Haüy

French priest and mineralogist
René Just Haüy FRS MWS FRSE 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, he is... Wikipedia
Born: February 28, 1743, Saint-Just-en-Chaussée, France
Died: June 1, 1822 (age 79 years), Paris, France
Siblings: Valentin Haüy