Charles Eugene De Rance
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Charles Eugene De Rance | |
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| Born | 22 November 1847 |
| Died | 9 May 1906 (aged 58) Blackpool, Lancashire, England |
| Occupation(s) | Writer and geologist |
Charles Eugene De Rance (22 November 1847 – 9 May 1906) was a British geologist and writer.
De Rance was born in 1847, the son of Colonel De Rance, who was a member of the French National Guard and who was exiled from his homeland during the French Revolution of 1848, the year after his son's birth. Charles's mother was also a native of France. She was the daughter of Colonel Turquand.[1]
He studied at King's College School, London, before training in the office of engineer R. W. Mylne. He began working for the British Geological Survey in 1868. According to Professor A. C. Ramsay, who was director for England and Wales, De Rance was able to "survey a large tract with the skill of an old geologist". De Rance mainly worked in Cheshire, Flintshire and Lancashire.[1]