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Jacques Cousteau

1910 - 1997

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Jacques-Yves Cousteau, (, also UK: , French: [ʒak iv kusto]; 11 June 1910 – 25 June 1997) was a French naval officer, oceanographer, filmmaker and author. He co-invented the first successful open-circuit self-contained underwater breathing apparatus (SCUBA), called the Aqua-Lung, which assisted him in producing some of the first underwater documentaries. Cousteau wrote many books describing his undersea explorations. In his first book, The Silent World: A Story of Undersea Discovery and Adventure, Cousteau surmised the existence of the echolocation abilities of porpoises. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Jacques Cousteau is the 25th most popular explorer (down from 22nd in 2019), the 216th most popular biography from France (down from 166th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular French Explorer.

Jacques Cousteau is most famous for his work in the field of marine biology and oceanography. He was a pioneer in underwater exploration, film-making, and environmental activism.

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Among EXPLORERS

Among explorers, Jacques Cousteau ranks 25 out of 498. Before him are Pedro Álvares Cabral, Abel Tasman, Vitus Bering, Erik the Red, Xuanzang, and Willem Barentsz. After him are Juan Sebastián Elcano, David Livingstone, Thor Heyerdahl, Thorfinn Karlsefni, William Adams, and Jan van Riebeeck.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1910, Jacques Cousteau ranks 4. Before him are Mother Teresa, Akira Kurosawa, and Giuseppe Meazza. After him are Ingrid of Sweden, Ramaswamy Venkataraman, Robert K. Merton, Archer Martin, Lee Byung-chul, Paulette Goddard, Dorothy Hodgkin, and Gloria Stuart. Among people deceased in 1997, Jacques Cousteau ranks 8. Before him are Deng Xiaoping, James Stewart, Diana, Princess of Wales, Viktor Frankl, Toshiro Mifune, and Anton LaVey. After him are Jeanne Calment, Alexander R. Todd, Mobutu Sese Seko, Gianni Versace, Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, and Victor Vasarely.

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In France

Among people born in France, Jacques Cousteau ranks 216 out of 6,770. Before him are Henrik, Prince Consort of Denmark (1934), Camillo Benso, Count of Cavour (1810), Petronius (27), Erik Satie (1866), Pope Sylvester II (938), and Charles the Bold (1433). After him are Jeanne Calment (1875), Henri Rousseau (1844), Frédéric Passy (1822), Louis XI of France (1423), François-René de Chateaubriand (1768), and Carloman I (751).

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Among EXPLORERS In France

Among explorers born in France, Jacques Cousteau ranks 2. Before him are Jacques Cartier (1491). After him are Pytheas (-380), Louis Antoine de Bougainville (1729), Samuel de Champlain (1567), Jean-François de Galaup, comte de Lapérouse (1741), Jules Dumont d'Urville (1790), Jeanne Baret (1740), Jean de Béthencourt (1362), Charles Marie de La Condamine (1701), René-Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle (1643), and Jean-Baptiste Charles Bouvet de Lozier (1705).

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