Alphonse Francois Renard, Belgian geologist and petrographer, was born at Ronse, in East Flanders, on 27 September 1842. He was educated for the church of Rome, and from 1866 to 1869 he was superintendent at the college de la Paix, Namur. Wikipedia
Born: September 27, 1842, Ronse, Belgium
Died: July 9, 1903 (age 60 years), Brussels, Belgium
Awards: Bigsby Medal