Emmanuel-Louis Gruner (11 May 1809 – 26 March 1883) was a French

engineer Engineers, as practitioners of engineering, are professionals who invent, design, analyze, build and test machines, complex systems, structures, gadgets and materials to fulfill functional objectives and requirements while considering the l ...

and

geologist A geologist is a scientist who studies the solid, liquid, and gaseous matter that constitutes Earth and other terrestrial planets, as well as the processes that shape them. Geologists usually study geology, earth science, or geophysics, althou ...

Life

Emmanuel-Louis Gruner was born on 11 May 1809. His son, Édouard Gruner, was a prominent

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. In 1869, he was elected as a member of the

American Philosophical Society The American Philosophical Society (APS), founded in 1743 in Philadelphia, is a scholarly organization that promotes knowledge in the sciences and humanities through research, professional meetings, publications, library resources, and communit ...

. Emmanuel-Louis Gruner died on 26 March 1883.

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* 1809 births 1883 deaths École Polytechnique alumni French engineers French geologists People from the canton of Bern {{France-scientist-stub