Charles Jean Julien Depéret (June 25 1854 – May 18 1929) was a French geologist

Geologist

A geologist is a scientist who studies the solid and liquid matter that constitutes the Earth as well as the processes and history that has shaped it. Geologists usually engage in studying geology. Geologists, studying more of an applied science than a theoretical one, must approach Geology using...

 and paleontologist. He was a member of the French Academy of Sciences

French Academy of Sciences

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, the Société géologique de France

Société géologique de France

The Société géologique de France is a French learned society founded on 17 March 1830. As of 2006, it counts 1,200 members....

 and dean of the Science faculty of Lyon

Lyon

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Charles Depéret was born in Perpignan

Perpignan

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. He started his career as a military doctor from 1877 to 1888. Initially posted in Algeria, he was later active in Sathonay

Sathonay

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. In 1888, he became lecturer at the University of Marseille

Marseille

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, and in 1889 he became professor of geology at the University of Lyon.

He was an advocate of the controversial prehistoric artifacts findings of Glozel

Glozel

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He died in Lyon.