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Joseph Vallot

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French astronomer, naturalist, alpinist and speleologist (1854-1925)

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Joseph Vallot was a French scientist, astronomer, botanist, geographer, cartographer and alpinist and "one of the founding fathers of scientific research on Mont Blanc".

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Joseph Vallot at 12 years of age.Joseph Vallot at 12 years of age.Joseph Vallot (right) on the third day of his encampment on the summit of Mont Blanc in July 1887. Also figured are guides Michel Savioz and Alphonse Payot.Joseph Vallot (right) on the third day of his encampment on the summit of Mont Blanc in July 1887. Also figured are guides Michel Savioz and Alphonse Payot.Taking bearings for the preparation of a detailed map of the Mont Blanc massif.Taking bearings for the preparation of a detailed map of the Mont Blanc massif.1907 map of the area around Chamonix in the Mont Blanc massif, created by Henri Vallot and Joseph Vallot. Scale: 1:200001907 map of the area around Chamonix in the Mont Blanc massif, created by Henri Vallot and Joseph Vallot. Scale: 1:20000Bust of Joseph Vallot by Henri Coutheillas in the Alpine Museum, Chamonix.Bust of Joseph Vallot by Henri Coutheillas in the Alpine Museum, Chamonix.Joseph Vallot in 1920 on his final visit to the observatory he built.[19]Joseph Vallot in 1920 on his final visit to the observatory he built.[19]

Awards 3

1896Officer of the Legion of Honour
knight of the Order of Saints Maurice and Lazarus
Order of the Medjidie

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About this person

Joseph Vallot was a French scientist, astronomer, botanist, geographer, cartographer and alpinist and "one of the founding fathers of scientific research on Mont Blanc". He is known mainly for his fascination with Mont Blanc, his work in funding and constructing a high-altitude observatory below its summit, and for the years of research work that he and his wife conducted both there, and at their base in Chamonix. Both the observatory and the adjacent refuge that he constructed for use by mountain guides and their clients attempting the Mont Blanc summit still bear his name today, despite being rebuilt.

Country
France
Category
Scientists
Type
Scientist
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1854 to 1925 · aged 71
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