We wish to pay tribute to the men who have, by their work, contributed to the knowledge and fame of mount Pelee volcano . This list is not exhaustive, we will in particular try to introduce Dr. Denis Westercamp.
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Professeur Alfred Lacroix (Source: Annales des Mines) Exceptional mineralogist and geologist, member of the French Academy of Sciences, Alfred Lacroix was sent to Martinique in order to determine the causes of the catastrophe of May 8, 1902. |
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Angelo Heilprin (Source : Charles H. Smith, Ph.D) Geologist and explorer, professor of invertebrate paleontology at the Academy of Natural Sciences in Philadelphia, first president of the Geographical Society of Philadelphia. Angelo Heilprin was part of the US scientific mission sent to Martinique after May 8th to examine the erupting mount Pelee. |
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Frank A. Perret (Coll. Library of Congress) Electrical engineer and inventor, he came late to the volcanogy field, but his studies on Mt. Vesuvius, Mt. Etna, Stromboli and Kilauea made him well known.. |
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Mt Pelee Pioneers 
