Jean-Augustin Barral
Jean-Augustin Barral (born January 31, 1819 in Metz , † September 10, 1884 in Fontenay-sous-Bois ) was a French agricultural scientist , chemist and popular science writer .
Barral studied at the École polytechnique and was a professor of chemistry. He was editor of the magazine La Démocratie Pacifique by Victor Considerant and with Jacques Alexandre Bixio founder of the Journal d´agriculture pratique, which he published from 1837. He wrote numerous popular science articles in the Revue des Deux Mondes, in the Annales de chimie et de physique and in the Dictionnaire des arts et manufactures. In 1865 he founded the press scientifique des deux mondes and in 1866 the Journal de l´agriculture.
He wrote many popular science books, specifically on agriculture and irrigation. Barral was permanent secretary of the Societé nationale d'agriculture de France.
With Bixio he went on a balloon ascent in 1850 to measure the temperature and composition of the atmosphere at different altitudes. With François Arago he wrote a popular science book on astronomy.
He is one of the 72 names on the Eiffel Tower .
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| SURNAME | Barral, Jean-Augustin |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French agronomist and writer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 31, 1819 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Metz |
| DATE OF DEATH | September 10, 1884 |
| Place of death | Fontenay-sous-Bois |