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Guillaume Grandidier

1873 - 1957

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Guillaume Grandidier (1 July 1873 – 13 September 1957) was a French geographer, ethnologist, and zoologist who studied the island of Madagascar. He was the son of the wealthy industrialist Alfred Grandidier also a zoologist and expert on Madagascar. Guillaume Grandidier was Secretary of the Geographical Society of Paris and a prolific author. The Atlas des Colonies Françaises, Protectorats et Territoires sous Mandat de la France, simply known as the Atlas Grandidier, was published under his direction in 1934. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Guillaume Grandidier is the 79th most popular geographer, the 4,737th most popular biography from France (up from 4,976th in 2019) and the 8th most popular French Geographer.

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Among GEOGRAPHERS

Among geographers, Guillaume Grandidier ranks 79 out of 86. Before him are Carl O. Sauer, Arnold Henry Guyot, Carlos Viegas Gago Coutinho, Yuly Shokalsky, Richard Andree, and Peter Schenk the Elder. After him are John Speed, Herman Moll, Anne Buttimer, Thomas Griffith Taylor, Henry Schoolcraft, and Alexander Keith Johnston.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1873, Guillaume Grandidier ranks 175. Before him are Dimitrios Maximos, Harry Spanjer, Oskari Tokoi, Betty Nansen, William D. Coolidge, and Luise Fleck. After him are Hanna Resvoll-Holmsen, Charles Schlee, Olaf Gulbransson, Boyd Alexander, George Orton, and Lev Chugaev. Among people deceased in 1957, Guillaume Grandidier ranks 191. Before him are Percy Hobart, Ernesto Chaparro, Mark Aldanov, Wyndham Lewis, Julia Morgan, and James M. Cox. After him are William Murrill, Grigory Landsberg, Ken Wharton, José Nehin, Karl Patterson Schmidt, and Demetrio Neyra.

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In France

Among people born in France, Guillaume Grandidier ranks 4,737 out of 6,770. Before him are Pierre Chambon (1931), Philippe Claudel (1962), Vernon Lee (1856), Pierre Gasly (1996), Jacques Dupin (1927), and Jean-Louis Borloo (1951). After him are Éric Bernard (1964), Martin Fourcade (1988), François Bourgeon (1945), Francis Girod (1944), Gilbert Bozon (1935), and Hélène Boucher (1908).

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Among GEOGRAPHERS In France

Among geographers born in France, Guillaume Grandidier ranks 8. Before him are Élisée Reclus (1830), Jean Baptiste Bourguignon d'Anville (1697), Nicolas Sanson (1600), Emmanuel de Martonne (1873), Guillaume Delisle (1675), and Nicolas de Fer (1646).

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