Félix Garrigou
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Joseph Louis Félix Garrigou (16 September 1835, Tarascon-sur-Ariège - 1920) was a French physician, prehistorian and hydrologist . He is known for his investigations of prehistoric artifacts and remains (human and animal) found in caves of southern France ( Pyrenees ). Also, he was the author of numerous writings on mineral waters from a chemical/medical perspective.
A native of Tarascon-sur-Ariège , Garrigou received his medical doctorate in Paris . Subsequently he served as a physician in the town of Ax-les-Thermes , afterwards working in Bagnères-de-Luchon (from 1869). [1] In 1891 he was appointed chair of medical hydrology at Toulouse . [2]
He was a founding member of the Association pyrénéenne , and a member of the Comité des travaux historiques et scientifiques (1872-1912), [3] the Société géologique de France and the Société d'Anthropologie de Paris . [4]
Selected writings
- Étude chimique et médicale des eaux sulfureuses d'Ax (Ariège) , 1862 - Chemical and medical studies of the sulfurous water of Ax ( Ariège ).
- L'Age de la Pierre dans les cavernes de la vallée de Tarascon (Ariège) (with Henri Filhol ), 1863 - The Stone Age caves in the valley of Tarascon.
- L'âge du renne dans les Basses-Pyrénées (caverne d'Espalungue) , (with Louis Martin), 1864 - The era of the reindeer in the Basses-Pyrenees (caverns of Espalungue).
- Age de la pierre polie dans les cavernes des Pyrénées ariégeoises , 1866 - Era of polished stone in caves in the Ariègois Pyrenees.
- Généralités sur les eaux minérales des Pyrénées , 1873 - Overview on the mineral waters of the Pyrenees.
- Passé, présent, avenir de Luchon , 1874 - Past, present, future of Luchon.
- Histoire de la découverte du mercure dans l'eau de la source du Rocher de Saint-Nectaire (Puy de Dôme) , 1879 - History of the discovery of mercury in the water from the source rock of Saint-Nectaire (Puy-de-Dôme) .
- L'enseignement de l'hydrologie A Toulouse: La creation d'un Institut d'hydrologie , 1911 - Assignment of hydrology at Toulouse: The creation of an institute of hydrology. [5] [6]
References
- ↑ Statement based on a translation of an equivalent article at the French Wikipedia .
- ↑ Google Books A History of French Passions 1848-1945: Volume II: Intellect, Taste, and Anxiety by Theodore Zeldin
- ↑ Sociétés savantes de France
- ↑ Google Books Bulletin, Volume 4 by Société de géographie de l'Est
- ↑ World Cat Identities (publications)
- ↑ IDREF.fr (extensive bibliography)
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