Henri Mouhot was a French naturalist and explorer of the mid-19th century. He was born in Montbéliard, Doubs, France - near
the Swiss border, but spent his childhood in Russia and possibly, parts of Asia. He died near Naphan, Laos. He is remembered
mostly in connection to Angkor.
Jacques-Joseph Ebelmen (10 July 1814 - 31 June 1852) was a French chemist who was a professor at the Ecole des Mines. Born
to Claude Louis Ebelmen, a forest surveyor, and Jeanne Claude Grenier, he had an efficient and proud childhood. He attended
classes in grammar and literature at the Language School at Baume, after which he grew interested in the Sciences.
