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Jean Brunhes

French professor (1869-1930) · France · On the map · Academics · Died at 60

Jean Brunhes was a French geographer. His most famous book is La géographie humaine. He was the director of The Archives of the Planet, an international photographic project sponsored by Albert Kahn. He was the father of Mariel Jean-Brunhes Delamarre, his daughter and early research partner.

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1930Died25 August 19301911Grand Prix de la Société de GéographieAwardHalphen PrizeAward1898Prix d'éloquenceAward1869Born25 October 1869

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Awards

Halphen Prize1911
Grand Prix de la Société de Géographie1911
Prix d'éloquence1898

About this person

Country
France
Category
Academics
Type
Academic
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1869 to 1930 · aged 60