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George Ura


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George Aura or George Ura geologist and explorer French origin Portuguese. He was born in 1812. He was a French settler in Algeria He died in 1889 at the age of 77 years.

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His life

Born in the city of Évora, Portugal in 1812 Portuguese Parents .It emigrated with his family to France, where he studied. Then he and his wife moved in Algeria during the French colonization

Discoveries

  • The first to climb mountains Djurdjura Algeria in 1856 at the age of 44, the mountain are wearing name "Djurdjura" or "George ura mountains".
  • In 1862, after obtaining permission from the French colonial government, he and a group of companions, including Luigi Pigorini climbing and exploring the Aures, and which also bears the name "ura's mountagnes" and later Aurès Mountains. These findings, which were made by the geologist George will have the honor France

    • His death

    He died in France in 1889

    References

    George Ura Wikipedia
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