Quelques pionniers de la Géologie officielle et la création d'un Service géologique de Belgique

International audience ; The beginning of geological research in Belgium is linked to the Austrian Period (1714-1790) and especially to the personal interest of our governor Charles of Lorraine who owned a curiosity cabinet and was surrounded by eminent scientists. The Imperial Academy of Brussels was created by Maria- Theresa of Austria in 1772 and the members invited to work on applied research. J.-B.-J. d'Omalius d'Halloy, known as the "father of the Belgian geology" started his long career during the French Empire. During the brief Dutch period (1815-1830) a comity was erected to prepare a... Mehr ...