Abstract Marie Rouault was a French-born self-made paleontologist who left school at the age of 10. He then worked as a shepherd and spent a considerable portion of his life as a barber. During this period, he developed a keen interest in the rocks surrounding the city of Rennes in Brittany, northwestern France. All his free time was spent collecting the prolific fossils that he encountered. His collection grew to such an extent that he opened a private museum and he attracted the attention of notable geologists in Paris. Finally, in 1853, the municipality decided to create, a “Geological Museum” of which he became, Director-Curator. On his appointment, he donated his samples to the city, part of which were placed at the Town Hall, the rest remained at his residence. On 28 July 1875 Rouault was informed that the Rennes City Council demanded the creation of a commission of inquiry. The results of this survey were catastrophic for Rouault and he was ultimately dismissed. Despite his early scientific success, Rouault did not publish anything for a period of 20 years (1858 to 1878). This sad end to Rouault’s career terminated with his death on December 16, 1881. From an ichnological point of view his most significant publications were done in 1850 and in a book following his death entitled Oeuvres Posthumes de Marie Rouault edited and augmented by Paul Lebesconte a pharmacist and amateur geologist from Rennes.

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从 Shepard 到 Barber 再到 Ichnologist：Marie Rouault 的故事

摘要 Marie Rouault 是一位出生于法国的白手起家的古生物学家，10 岁辍学，后来当了牧羊人，一生中相当长的时间是理发师。在此期间，他对法国西北部布列塔尼雷恩市周围的岩石产生了浓厚的兴趣。他所有的空闲时间都花在收集他遇到的多产化石上。他的收藏增长到如此之大，以至于他开设了一家私人博物馆，并引起了巴黎著名地质学家的注意。最终，在 1853 年，市政府决定创建一个“地质博物馆”，他成为该博物馆的馆长兼馆长。上任后，他将自己的样本捐赠给了市政府，其中一部分放在市政厅，其余留在他的住所。1875 年 7 月 28 日，鲁奥被告知雷恩市议会要求成立一个调查委员会。这项调查的结果对鲁奥来说是灾难性的，他最终被解雇了。尽管他早期在科学上取得了成功，但在 20 年（1858 年至 1878 年）的时间里，鲁奥没有发表任何文章。鲁奥职业生涯的悲惨结局于 1881 年 12 月 16 日去世。从历史学的角度来看，他最重要的出版物是在 1850 年完成的，并在他去世后出版了一本名为 Oeuvres Posthumes de Marie Rouault 的书，由 Paul Lebesconte 编辑和扩充来自雷恩的药剂师和业余地质学家。Rouault 在 20 年的时间里（1858 年到 1878 年）没有发表任何文章。鲁奥职业生涯的悲惨结局于 1881 年 12 月 16 日去世。从历史学的角度来看，他最重要的出版物是在 1850 年完成的，并在他去世后出版了一本名为 Oeuvres Posthumes de Marie Rouault 的书，由 Paul Lebesconte 编辑和扩充来自雷恩的药剂师和业余地质学家。Rouault 在 20 年的时间里（1858 年到 1878 年）没有发表任何文章。鲁奥职业生涯的悲惨结局于 1881 年 12 月 16 日去世。从历史学的角度来看，他最重要的出版物是在 1850 年完成的，并在他去世后出版了一本名为 Oeuvres Posthumes de Marie Rouault 的书，由 Paul Lebesconte 编辑和扩充来自雷恩的药剂师和业余地质学家。