Bernard Palissy (about 1510 to about 1589) was a French Huguenot potter, hydraulics engineer and craftsman, best known for his rustic glazed pottery. He was also a self taught natural philosopher and is credited with discovering principles of geology, hydrology and fossil formation. His education was in practical subjects including geometry and surveying, and early in life the crown commissioned him to survey the salt marshes of Saintonge, where he spent most of his life. Palissy was a Protestant and was imprisoned during the French Wars of Religion, dying in the Bastille.
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famous for discovering principles of geology, hydrology and fossil formation
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