Raoul Blanchard
French geographer (1877-1965) · France · On the map · Academics · Died at 87
Raoul Blanchard was a French geographer. He taught at the University of Grenoble from 1906 and devoted most of his research to Alpine and Canadian geography.
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1965Died24 March 19651962Broquette-Gonin prize in literatureAward1960CNRS Gold medalAward1959Broquette-Gonin prize in philosophyAwardGrand Officer of the Legion of HonourAward1956Charles P. Daly MedalAwardGrand Prix de la Société de GéographieAward1952Honorary Doctorate at the Laval UniversityAward1937Honorary Doctorate from the Université de MontréalAward1935Honorary doctors of Ghent UniversityAward1877Born4 September 1877
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France
Category
Academics
Type
Academic
Status
Deceased
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Lived 1877 to 1965 · aged 87
