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DR. G. H. MARIÉ-DAVY, who died at Clamecy on July 16, distinguished himself in various branches of physical science. Astronomy, electricity, general physics, and meteorology, all occupied his attention from time to time, and to all of these branches of knowledge he made important contributions. Born at Clamecy in 1820, Marié-Davy entered the Higher Grade Normal School in 1840. Five years later he was appointed to the Chair of Physics at the Montpellier Faculty of Sciences, and also to the Professorship of Medicine. In 1862 Marié-Davy began his connection with the Paris Observatory. At first he had charge of the terrestrial magnetism service, but in 1863 he became the head of the international meteorological department that he had organised. While occupying this position he published a large number of meteorological memoirs and initiated the periodic distribution of reports and bulletins.
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Marié-Davy. Nature 48, 351 (1893). https://doi.org/10.1038/048351a0
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