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René Just Haüy

René Just Haüy
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René Just Haüy FRS MWS FRSE was a French priest and mineralogist, commonly styled the Abbé Haüy after he was made an honorary canon of Notre Dame. Due to his innovative work on crystal structure and his four-volume Traité de Minéralogie (1801), he is often referred to as the "Father of Modern Crystallography".

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  1. Jean SenebierMay 25, 1742 – July 22, 1809
  2. Antoine LavoisierAugust 26, 1743 – May 8, 1794
  3. Eberhard August Wilhelm von ZimmermannAugust 17, 1743 – July 4, 1815
  4. Martin Heinrich KlaprothDecember 1, 1743 – January 1, 1817
  5. René Just Haüy (this page)February 28, 1743 – June 1, 1822
  6. Johann III BernoulliNovember 4, 1744 – July 13, 1807

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