Les Amis du Vieux Saint-Claude n° 28François-Emilien Bourgeat was born in Les Prés de Valfin (Saint-Claude 39) on May 15th, 1849. He died July 7th, 1926 in Dole (Jura), and was buried in his native town on the 11th of the same month. Native of a remote village of High Jura, he was the seventh and last child of a family of modest means. By force of will, work, and perseverance, he became an eminent geologist, Doctor of Science, Professor and twice Dean of the Faculty of Science at the Catholic University of Lille, in addition to being a church dignitary (i.e. an honorary canon of the dioceses of St. Claude and Cambrai). He is the author of over 150 publications, and was a a member of half a dozen of scientific societies (including the Geolog...