Mons in Hainaut, Wallonia, Belgium — Northwestern Europe
Jules Cornet
1865 - 1929
Photographed by Steve Stoessel, November 19, 2024
1. Jules Cornet Marker
To Professor Jules Cornet
1865 - 1929
Founder of the Geology of the Congo.
The Association of Engineers of the Faculty of Polytechnique de Mons.
"We have seen, by the considerations we have just set out, what an enormous mass of iron and copper ores must conceal the soil of the southern part of the Congo Basin!
Juiles Cornet, deputy to the Bia-Franqui expedition 1891-1895 (extract from his memoir of 1894, in conclusion).
Au Professeur
Jules Cornet
1865 - 1929
Fondateur de la geologie du du Congo.
L'association des ingenieurs de la faculte Polytechnique de Mons.
"on a vu, par les considerations que nous venons d'exposer, quelle masse enorme de minerais de fer et de cuivre doit receler le sol de la partie meridionale du bassin du Congo! Juiles Cornet, adjoint a l'expedition bia-franqui 1891-1895 (extrait de son memoire de 1894, en conclusion).
Erected by Lassociation de Ingenieurs la Faculte de Polytechnique de Mons.
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Location. 50° 27.026′ N, 3° 57.395′ E. Marker is in Mons, Rιgion Wallonne (Wallonia), in Hainaut. It is at the intersection of Avenue Frθre Orban and Boulevard Dolez on Avenue Frθre Orban. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: Av Frθre Orban 24, Mons, Rιgion Wallonne 7000, Belgium. Touch for directions.
Regionally, it is in Europe, the European Union, Atlantic Europe, the Benelux Low Countries, the Schengen Area, Western Europe, and the Western World. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Roman Empire and specifically also the Holy Roman Empire.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 kilometers of this marker, measured as the crow flies: World War Il Sherman Tank / Char Sherman de la Seconde Guerre mondiale (within shouting distance of this marker); Salon Baronne Betty Duesberg (approx. 0.6 kilometers away); 5th Royal Irish Lancers (approx. 0.6 kilometers away); Mons Recaptured (approx. 0.6 kilometers away); In Gratitude (approx. 0.6 kilometers away); To Its Fallen Combatants (approx. 0.6 kilometers away); Palace of Justice/ Palais de Justice (approx. 0.6 kilometers away); To Our Heroes (approx. 3 kilometers away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Mons.
Also see . . . A History of Copper Exploration in the Congo. First geological description
Jules Cornet, considered to be the founder of Congolese geology, joined the Bia-Francqui expedition (1891-1892) at the request of King Leopold II. Cornet not only made numerous observations but was gifted with an impressive "coup d'oeil
Photographed by Steve Stoessel, November 19, 2024
2. Jules Cornet Marker
Photographed by Steve Stoessel, November 19, 2024
3. Jules Cornet Marker
Photographed by Steve Stoessel, November 19, 2024
4. Jules Cornet Marker
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