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Édouard Foà

French geographer and explorer (1862-1901) · France · Historical Figures · Died at 38

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Édouard Foà, born Aron Fortuné Emmanuel Édouard Georges Foà, was a late 19th-century French explorer, photographer and travel writer. He is mainly known for two expeditions across southern and central Africa between 1891 and 1897.

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A life in dates

1901Died29 June 1901Montyon PrizeAward1898Grande Médaille d'Or des ExplorationsAward1897Montyon PrizeAward1894Léon Dewez awardAward1862Born17 December 1862

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Awards

Montyon Prize1901
Grande Médaille d'Or des Explorations1898
Montyon Prize1897
Léon Dewez award1894
Knight of the Legion of Honour

About this person

Édouard Foà, born Aron Fortuné Emmanuel Édouard Georges Foà, was a late 19th-century French explorer, photographer and travel writer. He is mainly known for two expeditions across southern and central Africa between 1891 and 1897. Following this, he published nine books on his travels between 1895 and 1901, most of them with photomechanical reproductions of his legacy of more than 500 photographs.

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Country
France
Category
Historical Figures
Type
Historical Figure
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1862 to 1901 · aged 38

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