Albert Auguste Cochon de Lapparent [SEP] date of birth
Albert Auguste Cochon de Lapparent
Albert Auguste Cochon de Lapparent (30 December 18395 May 1908) was a French geologist.
Life.
He was born at Bourges. After studying at the École polytechnique from 1858 to 1860 he became "ingénieur au corps des mines", and took part in drawing up the geological map of France; and in 1875 he was appointed professor of geology and mineralogy at the Catholic Institute in Paris. In 1879 he prepared an important memoir for the geological survey of France on the Pays de
Cochon
Cochon is a French word that may refer to:
- Domestic pig
- Piglet (animal)
- "Cochon", a restaurant in New Orleans; see Cajun cuisine 
- Slang meaning dirty pig, swine, contemptible person; see Cultural references to pigs
People.
- Albert Auguste Cochon de Lapparent (1839–1908), French geologist
- Charles Cochon de Lapparent (1750–1825), politician of the First French Republic and First French Empire
- Georges Cochon (1879–1959), a tapestry