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Yves Lacoste

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French geographer and geopolitician (1929-2026)

FranceAcademicsLived 1929 to 2026 · aged 96
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Yves Lacoste was a French geographer known for his political commitment and contributions to geopolitics.

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Awards 4

2014grand prix de la Société de géographie
2000Vautrin Lud Prize
1987Broquette-Gonin prize
Knight of the Legion of Honour

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Doreen MasseyAlso won Vautrin Lud PrizeAhmed Hassanein PashaAlso won grand prix de la Société de géographieJoseph JoffoAlso won Broquette-Gonin prizePierre GrimalAlso won Broquette-Gonin prizeTorsten HägerstrandAlso won Vautrin Lud PrizeVirginie HériotAlso won grand prix de la Société de géographie

About this person

Yves Lacoste was a French geographer known for his political commitment and contributions to geopolitics. 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.

Country
France
Category
Academics
Type
Academic
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1929 to 2026 · aged 96
Written about in
18 languages

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