Charles Velain (1845-1925) was a French geologist and geographer. Year 1845 ( MDCCCXLV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1925 ( MCMXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. A geologist is a contributor to the Science of Geology, studying the physical structure and processes of the Earth and planets of the solar system Geography (from Greek γεωγραφία - geografia) is the study of the Earth and its lands features inhabitants and phenomena