Georges Fabre was a French forestry engineer, now best known for his role in creation of the Forêt Domaniale de l'Aigoual and the weather observatory atop Mont Aigoual

Mont Aigoual

Mont Aigoual is the highest point of the Gard département, France. It is part of the Massif Central, and it is located within the Cévennes National Park....

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Fabre was born in Orléans

Orléans

-Prehistory and Roman:Cenabum was a Gallic stronghold, one of the principal towns of the Carnutes tribe where the Druids held their annual assembly. It was conquered and destroyed by Julius Caesar in 52 BC, then rebuilt under the Roman Empire...

, studied at the École polytechnique and the École nationale forestière de Nancy (National School of Forestry in Nancy) from which he graduated in 1868. From 1868-1875 he served as Guard General of Water and Forests in Dijon

Dijon

Dijon is a city in eastern France, the capital of the Côte-d'Or département and of the Burgundy region.Dijon is the historical capital of the region of Burgundy. Population : 151,576 within the city limits; 250,516 for the greater Dijon area....

, then in Mende

Mende, Lozère

Mende is a commune of France in the Lozère department of which it is the capital.It is the seat of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Mende.-Sights:* Mende Cathedral -External links:* * ,...

, after which he was named sub-inspector, then inspector, at Alès

Alès

Alès is a commune in the Gard department in the Languedoc-Roussillon region in southern France. It is one of the sub-prefectures of the department. It was formerly known as Alais.-Geography:...

. As Gard

Gard

Gard is a département located in southern France in the Languedoc-Roussillon region.The department is named after the River Gard, although the formerly Occitan name of the River Gard, Gardon, has been replacing the traditional French name in recent decades, even among French speakers.- History...

's reforestation director until 1900, his major achievement was the development of the Forêt Domaniale de l'Aigoual and establishment of the meteorological observatory on its summit. In 1900 he was appointed curator of Forestry in Nîmes

Nîmes

Nîmes is the capital of the Gard department in the Languedoc-Roussillon region in southern France. Nîmes has a rich history, dating back to the Roman Empire, and is a popular tourist destination.-History:...

, which post he held until his retirement in 1909.

Today the Forêt Domaniale de l'Aigoual extends across about 15,000 hectares, of which 11,000 are in Gard and the remainder in Lozère.