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Hauy, Rene-Just (sh)




born Feb. 28, 1743, Saint-Just-en-Chaussee, France
died June 1, 1822, Paris

French mineralogist, one of the founders of the science of crystallography.

He studied theology and was a professor at the College de Navarra for 21 years. He became a professor of mineralogy at the Museum of Natural History (1802) and at the Sorbonne (1809). By experimentation he derived a theory of crystal structure, and he subsequently applied his theory to the classification of minerals. He also was known for his studies of pyroelectricity and piezoelectricity in crystals.