Background
Gillet de Laumont was born in Paris on May 28, 1747.
Gillet de Laumont was born in Paris on May 28, 1747.
Gillet de Laumont was educated at a military school and served in the army from 1772-1784, when he was appointed inspector of mines.
His attention in his leisure time was wholly givefl to mineralogy, and he assisted in organizing the new Ecole des Mines in Paris.