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Jean-Étienne Guettard , 1715-86, French geologist, botanist, and natural historian. He was curator of the natural history collection of the French scientist René de Réaumur (1741) and a member of the Faculty of Medicine of Paris (1742). From 1747 to 1752 he was médecin botaniste to the French prince Louis, duc d'Orléans, and later was also supported by Louis's son Louis-Philippe. He discovered the volcanic nature of the Auvergne region in France, mapped the mineralogical distributions of much of Europe, and collaborated with the French scientist Antoine Lavoisier on the preparation of a geological survey of France.

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Guettard, Jean Étienne (1715–86) A French geologist who in 1746 constructed the first mineralogical map of France, using symbols to indicate minerals and rock types. He produced the first mineralogical map of N. America in 1752 (although he never went there), and in 1766 began a survey of France with the aim of producing detailed geologic maps.

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Mineralogie du Dauphine, Jean-Etienne Guillard, first published in 1782 (book review)
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