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Édouard-Alfred Martel

1859 - 1938

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Édouard-Alfred Martel (1 July 1859, Pontoise, Val-d'Oise – 3 June 1938, Montbrison), the 'father of modern speleology', was a world pioneer of cave exploration, study, and documentation. Martel explored thousands of caves in his native France and many other countries, popularised the pursuit of cave exploration, introduced the concept of speleology as a distinct area of scientific study, maintained an extensive archive, and in 1895 founded Société de Spéléologie, the first organisation devoted to cave science in the world. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Édouard-Alfred Martel is the 357th most popular explorer (down from 349th in 2019), the 3,918th most popular biography from France (up from 3,991st in 2019) and the 33rd most popular French Explorer.

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Among EXPLORERS

Among explorers, Édouard-Alfred Martel ranks 357 out of 498. Before him are Alexander Dalrymple, Robert Hermann Schomburgk, Pyotr Anjou, Carl Peters, Humphrey Gilbert, and Elisha Kent Kane. After him are Matvei Gedenshtrom, Albert von Le Coq, Friedrich Gerhard Rohlfs, Edward S. Curtis, Theodor von Heuglin, and Pierre Le Moyne d'Iberville.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1859, Édouard-Alfred Martel ranks 99. Before him are Maurice Paléologue, Victor Loret, August Enna, Teodor Teodorov, Rizaeddin bin Fakhreddin, and Johan Jensen. After him are Vittorio Sella, Teodor Axentowicz, Tsubouchi Shōyō, Paul César Helleu, Park Eun-sik, and Mikhail Rodzianko. Among people deceased in 1938, Édouard-Alfred Martel ranks 153. Before him are Erik Werenskiold, Lev Schnirelmann, Akmal Ikramov, Osip Piatnitsky, Jane Toppan, and Ahn Changho. After him are Axel Ljung, Teodor Axentowicz, Periklis Pierrakos-Mavromichalis, Georg Schrimpf, Helena Westermarck, and Christian Rohlfs.

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In France

Among people born in France, Édouard-Alfred Martel ranks 3,918 out of 6,770. Before him are Jules Cambon (1845), David Belle (1973), Pierre Mondy (1925), Anny Duperey (1947), Christophe Dugarry (1972), and Riyad Mahrez (1991). After him are Pierre Brunet (1902), Geoffrey, Count of Nantes (1134), Pierre Bosquet (1810), Jules Lemaître (1853), Marcel Arland (1899), and Mathilda May (1965).

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Among EXPLORERS In France

Among explorers born in France, Édouard-Alfred Martel ranks 33. Before him are Pierre Poivre (1719), Freya Stark (1893), Jean Louis Marie Poiret (1755), Jacques Labillardière (1755), Nicolas Baudin (1754), and Louis de Freycinet (1779). After him are Henri Duveyrier (1840), Jacques Bernard Hombron (1798), Étienne Brûlé (1592), and Louis-Gustave Binger (1856).

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