Yves Lacoste
French geographer and geopolitician (1929-2026) · France · On the map · Academics · Died at 96
Yves Lacoste was a French geographer known for his political commitment and contributions to geopolitics.
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Born in Fez, Morocco, the son of a geologist, Jean Lacoste, and a librarian, he spent his childhood in the city of Rabat before continuing his secondary education at the Lycée Lakanal in Sceaux (Seine) and his higher education at the Sorbonne.
