Charles Joseph Sainte-Claire Deville

Charles Joseph Sainte-Claire Deville (26 February 1814 – 10 October 1876) was a geologist and meteorologist.

Born in St. Thomas, he was the brother of chemist Henri Etienne Sainte-Claire Deville.

In 1857, he is elected member of the French Academy of Sciences in replacement of Armand Dufrénoy.

[1] In 1859, he was the first to achieve a complete ascent of Grand Combin (4314 meters) in the Pennine Alps.

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