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Élisée Reclus

French geographer and writer (1830-1905) · France · Writers · Died at 75

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Jacques Élisée Reclus was a French geographer, writer, and anarchist. He produced his 19-volume masterwork, La Nouvelle Géographie universelle, la terre et les hommes , over a period of nearly 20 years (1875-1894).

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Patron’s Medal1894

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Jacques Élisée Reclus was a French geographer, writer, and anarchist. He produced his 19-volume masterwork, La Nouvelle Géographie universelle, la terre et les hommes , over a period of nearly 20 years (1875-1894). In 1892 he was awarded the Gold Medal of the Paris Geographical Society for this work, despite having been banished from France because of his political activism.

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France
Category
Writers
Type
Writer / Author
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1830 to 1905 · aged 75

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