Élisée Reclus, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Élisée Reclus

French geographer and writer

Date of Birth: 15-Mar-1830

Place of Birth: Sainte-Foy-la-Grande, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France

Date of Death: 04-Jul-1905

Profession: writer, professor, geographer, communard

Nationality: France

Zodiac Sign: Pisces


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About Élisée Reclus

  • Jacques Élisée Reclus (French: [??kly]; 15 March 1830 – 4 July 1905) was a renowned French geographer, writer and anarchist.
  • He produced his 19-volume masterwork, La Nouvelle Géographie universelle, la terre et les hommes ("Universal Geography"), over a period of nearly 20 years (1875–1894).
  • In 1892 he was awarded the Gold Medal of the Paris Geographical Society for this work, despite having been banished from France because of his political activism.

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