Accession No
5916
Brief Description
print of Ami Boué, Austrian geologist, by Thierry Frères (lithographer), French, late 19th century
Origin
France
Maker
Frères, Thierry [lithographer]
Class
prints
Earliest Date
1800
Latest Date
1900
Inscription Date
1830
Material
paper
Dimensions
length 233mm; width 159mm
Special Collection
Provenance
Purchased on or before 15/05/2003.
Inscription
Lith. de Thierry Frères.
(signature) J. Billy
AMI BOUÉ.
(reproduced signature in pen) Ami Boué
Collection des naturalistes français, du bulletin d’histre natlle de France, à dater de 1830.
(3e Section Géologistes)
Description Notes
Black and white print showing a portrait of the head and shoulders of Ami Boué, geologist (1794-1881).
References
Events
Description
Ami Boué (16th March, 1794 - 21st November, 1881)
Born in Hamburg, Germany, orphaned aged 11 and raised by relatives in France and Switzerland, Boué eventually emigrated to Scotland to study medicine at the University of Edinburgh. It was there that he was influenced by Robert Jameson and his interests turned towards botany and especially geology.
He studied the volcanic rocks in Scotland and the Hebrides and after receiving his MD in 1817, he travelled around Germany, Austria and southern Europe becoming one of the pioneers in geological research.
Boué was one of the founders of the Société Géologique de France in 1830 and was its president in 1835. He finally settled in Vienna in 1841 and became naturalized as an Austrian.
His most notable works include Essai géologique sur l’Ecosse (1820), Essai de carte géologique du globe terrestre (1845) and important papers on the geology of the Balkan States (1859-1870).
22/05/2003
Created by: Tudor. Rebecca on 22/05/2003
FM:46375
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