Frédéric Delafond (2 February 1844 in Igé, Saône-et-Loire – November 1933 in

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) was a French

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and mining engineer. He received his education at the

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and at the

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in Paris. From 1909 to 1914 he was director of the École des Mines.Annales.org
Jean Marie Frederic Delafond (1844-1933) Henry Küss was named as his successor. In 1911 he was named president of the Commission du grisou, and in 1913 he became a commander of the

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. In 1924 he was appointed president of the

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Published works

* ''Carte géologique détaillée de la France 1:80.000'', (with Michel-Lévy; H Thomas), 1882 – Detailed geological map of France. * ''Les terrains tertiaires de la Bresse et leur gîtes de lignites et de minerais de fer'', 1883 – Tertiary terrain of

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and its deposits of lignite and iron ore. * ''Bassin houiller et permien de Blanzy et du Creusot'' (with René Zeiller), 2 volumes 1902-06 –

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coalfield of Blanzy and Creusot. * ''Bassin houiller et permien d'Autun et d'Épinac'' (with Michel Lévy; Bernard Renault; René Zeiller; Henri Émile Sauvage), 5 volumes and 2 atlases, 1889–96 – Permian coalfield of

Autun Autun () is a subprefecture of the Saône-et-Loire department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region of central-eastern France. It was founded during the Principate era of the early Roman Empire by Emperor Augustus as Augustodunum to give a Ro ...

and Épinac. * ''Tectonique du Massif central'', 1922 –

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of the

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