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'''Jean Jacques Nicolas Huot''' (born February 12, 1790 in Paris — died May 19, 1845 in Versailles) was a French geographer, geologist and naturalist.
{{Short description|French geographer, geologist and naturalist}}
'''Jean Jacques Nicolas Huot''' (February 12, 1790, Paris – May 19, 1845, Versailles) was a French geographer, [[geologist]] and naturalist.


Member of several [[learned societies]], he was a founding member of the [[Société géologique de France]] (1830). He authored various works on [[natural history]] (about fossils of animals and plants), geology and geography. He completed the "A system of universal geography" of [[Conrad Malte-Brun]] in 1829, which was left unfinished after the death of the Danish scholar in 1826. He contributed to [[Suites à Buffon]], published by the library [[Nicolas Roret|Roret]] on geology. Late in his life, he was the curator of the library of the city of [[Versailles]].
A member of several [[learned societies]], he was a founding member of the [[Société géologique de France]] (1830).<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=9p42uHqRXpMC&dq=Huot+%22Soci%C3%A9t%C3%A9+g%C3%A9ologique+de+France%22+1830&pg=PA190 L'encyclopédie méthodique (1782-1832): des lumières au positivisme] by Michel Porret</ref> He authored various works on [[natural history]] (about fossils of animals and plants), geology and geography. He completed the "''Précis de la géographie universelle''" ("A system of universal geography") of [[Conrad Malte-Brun]] in 1829, which was left unfinished after the death of the Danish scholar in 1826.<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=oDEuAAAAYAAJ&dq=%22Pre%CC%81cis+de+la+ge%CC%81ographie+universelle%22+Huot+1829&pg=PA187 Biographie universelle (Michaud) ancienne et moderne ...] by Eugène Ernest Desplaces, Joseph Fr. Michaud, Louis Gabriel Michaud</ref> He also contributed the geological work "''Nouveau cours élémentaire de géologie''" to "''[[Suites à Buffon]]''", published by the library [[Nicolas Roret|Roret]].<ref>[http://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/001518371?type%5B%5D=author&lookfor%5B%5D=%22Huot%2C%20Jean%20Jacques%20Nicolas%2C%201790-1845%2C%22&ft= Nouveau cours élémentaire de géologie] HathiTrust Digital Library</ref><ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=wCw5AAAAMAAJ Nouveau cours élémentaire de géologie] Google Books</ref> In addition, he made contributions to [[Nicolas Desmarest]]'s "''Encyclopédie méthodique : Géographie-physique"''.<ref>[http://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/009288050?type%5B%5D=author&lookfor%5B%5D=%22Huot%2C%20Jean%20Jacques%20Nicolas%2C%201790-1845.%22&ft= Encyclopédie méthodique : Géographie-physique / par le cit. Desmarest ...] HathiTrust Digital Library</ref> Late in his life, he was the curator of the library of the city of [[Versailles (city)|Versailles]].


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Latest revision as of 00:56, 2 October 2023

Jean Jacques Nicolas Huot (February 12, 1790, Paris – May 19, 1845, Versailles) was a French geographer, geologist and naturalist.

A member of several learned societies, he was a founding member of the Société géologique de France (1830).[1] He authored various works on natural history (about fossils of animals and plants), geology and geography. He completed the "Précis de la géographie universelle" ("A system of universal geography") of Conrad Malte-Brun in 1829, which was left unfinished after the death of the Danish scholar in 1826.[2] He also contributed the geological work "Nouveau cours élémentaire de géologie" to "Suites à Buffon", published by the library Roret.[3][4] In addition, he made contributions to Nicolas Desmarest's "Encyclopédie méthodique : Géographie-physique".[5] Late in his life, he was the curator of the library of the city of Versailles.

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  1. ^ L'encyclopédie méthodique (1782-1832): des lumières au positivisme by Michel Porret
  2. ^ Biographie universelle (Michaud) ancienne et moderne ... by Eugène Ernest Desplaces, Joseph Fr. Michaud, Louis Gabriel Michaud
  3. ^ Nouveau cours élémentaire de géologie HathiTrust Digital Library
  4. ^ Nouveau cours élémentaire de géologie Google Books
  5. ^ Encyclopédie méthodique : Géographie-physique / par le cit. Desmarest ... HathiTrust Digital Library
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