Léon Pervinquière [SEP] place of death
Léon Pervinquière
Léon Pervinquière (14 August 1873 in La Roche-sur-Yon – 11 May 1913) was a French geologist and paleontologist. He was "Chef des Travaux Pratiques de Géologie" at the Sorbonne in Paris. He was also seen as a geographer.
Pervinquière is remembered for his extensive geological studies of Tunisia, which first took place in 1896. He also conducted important paleontological research of the region that included studies of Mesozoic cephalopods as well as investigations of Cretaceous gastropods and pelecypods.
In 1911 he
his friend, Professor Léon Pervinquière (1873–1913), holder of the Chair of Geology at the Faculty of Science in Paris.
Émile Haug published the "Essai d'une description géologique de la Tunisie" after Pervinquiere had also died and presented it to the Geological Society of France in session on 6 April 1914.
The Vétérinaire Général Léon-Paul-Charles Vivien wrote,
On 10 December 1908, the Bey Muhammad an-Nasir gave Philippe Thomas's name to the Metlaoui station in recognition of the prosperity that his discovery