Frédéric Cailliaud
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Frédéric Cailliaud (born June 9, 1787 in Nantes; died May 1, 1869 in Nantes) was a French mineralogist.
He travelled in Egypt, Nubia, and Ethiopia, collecting minerals and making observations.
He was curator of the museum at Nantes from 1836 to 1869.
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- Voyage à Meroë : au fleuve Blanc, au-delà de Fazoql dans le midi du royaume de Snnâr à Syouah tc.. 4 volumes Paris (1823-27), including an atlas
- Recherches sur les arts et métiers, les usages de la vie civile et domestique des anciens peuples de l'Égypte, de la Nubie et de l'Èthiopie. 2 volumes Paris (1822 ff.)
- Voyage à l'Oasis de Thèbes etc. 2 volumes Paris (1823)
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