Louis Rendu (December 9, 1789 in
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– August 28, 1859) was French
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and a scientist.
He was the author of ''Theorie des glaciers de la Savoie'', an important book on the mechanisms of
glacial motion
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Rendu Glacier
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Mount Rendu
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are named for him.
He was a founding member of the ''Académie des sciences, belles-lettres et arts de Savoie''. The following are a few of his ethnological and religious-themed works:
* ''De l'influence des Moeurs sur les Lois, et de l'influence des Lois sur les Moeurs'', 1833
* ''Moeurs et coutumes de la Savoie du Nord au XIXe siècle'', 1845
* ''Lettre à S. M. le Roi de Prusse (sur la situation religieuse de l'Europe)'', 1848
* ''Des efforts du protestantisme'', 1855.
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*List of Roman Catholic scientist-clerics
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References
External links
Bishop Rendu at Catholic HierarchyMount Rendu
French physicists
French glaciologists
Catholic clergy scientists
1789 births
1859 deaths
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