Louis Cordier

Louis Cordier
Portrait by Ambroise Tardieu (1825)
Born	31 March 1777 Abbeville
Died	30 March 1861 (1861-03-31) (aged 83)
Nationality	French
Occupation(s)	Geologist Mineralogist
Employer	Muséum national d'histoire naturelle

Pierre Louis Antoine Cordier (31 March 1777 – 30 March 1861)^[1] was a French geologist and mineralogist, and a founder of the French Geological Society. He was professor of geology at the Muséum national d'histoire naturelle in Paris from 1819 to 1861, and was responsible for the development of the geological gallery in the museum.