Théophile Moreux (20 November 1867 – 13 July 1954) was a French

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Life

Moreux was born at

Argent-sur-Sauldre Argent-sur-Sauldre (, literally ''Argent on Sauldre'') is a commune in the Cher department in the Centre-Val de Loire region of France. Geography An area of lakes, streams, forestry and farming comprising the village and a couple of hamlets, s ...

Cher Cher (; born Cherilyn Sarkisian; May 20, 1946) is an American singer, actress and television personality. Often referred to by the media as the Honorific nicknames in popular music, "Goddess of Pop", she has been described as embodying female ...

on 20 November 1867. He initiated the Bourges

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at the

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St Célestin at Bourges, where he was a

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. He observed surface features of the

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and

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. He published star maps and investigated the possibility of life on other planets and moons. He was critical of

Percival Lowell Percival Lowell (; March 13, 1855 – November 12, 1916) was an American businessman, author, mathematician, and astronomer who fueled speculation that there were canals on Mars, and furthered theories of a ninth planet within the Solar System. ...

's theory of intelligent life on Mars. During 1922 he published a review of astronomical theories and techniques (''La Revue Du Ciel''). Moreux died at

Bourges Bourges () is a commune in central France on the river Yèvre. It is the capital of the department of Cher, and also was the capital city of the former province of Berry. History The name of the commune derives either from the Bituriges, t ...

on 13 July 1954. The Moreux crater on Mars was named in his honor.

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biographie and books

1867 births 1954 deaths People from Cher (department) 20th-century French astronomers 19th-century French astronomers {{france-astronomer-stub