
Chemist and Curator of Mineralogy, National Museum of Natural History (Smithsonian Institution), Washington D.C.
Paul E. Desautels (* 24. September 1920; † 25. July 1991) was a chemist and Curator of Mineralogy, National Museum of Natural History (Smithsonian Institution), Washington D.C.. He was 70 years old. He was awarded the The Micromounter’s Hall of Fame.