births
March 16, 1794
Ami Boué, Austrian geologist and ethnographer (died 1881)
Ami Boué
Ami Boué was a geologist of French Huguenot origin. Born at Hamburg, he was trained in Edinburgh and across Europe. He travelled across Europe, studying geology, as well as ethnology, and is considered to be among the first to produce a geological map of the world.
March 16
March 16 is the 75th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 290 days remain until the end of the year.