Gabriel Calloet-Kerbrat
Breton Catholic agronomist and writer. / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Gabriel Calloet de Querbrat (or Calloet-Kerbrat, according to the Breton spelling he sometimes used), was born at an unknown date between 1616 and 1620[A 1] in Kerbrat-en-Servel (now in the commune of Lannion, Côtes-d'Armor), and died in Lannion on June 30, 1697 aged around 80. He was a Breton Catholic agriculturist and writer. Considered to have introduced the idea of zootechnical improvement through cross-breeding to France, he played an important role in the establishment of hôpitaux généraux (lit. French for general hospitals) in the seventeenth century.
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Gabriel Calloet-Kerbrat | |
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Born | Between 1616 and 1620 |
Died | (1697-06-20)June 20, 1697 |
Alma mater | Prytanée national militaire |
Occupation(s) | Agriculturist, writer, engineer |
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