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Grandidier
Grandidier is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: *Alfred Grandidier (1836–1921), French naturalist and explorer *Ernest Grandidier (1833–1912), French industrialist, naturalist, and art collector, brother of Alfred *Guillaume Grandidier, French geographer, ethnologist, and zoologist, son of Alfred {{surname ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alfred Grandidier
Alfred Grandidier (20 December 1836 – 13 September 1921) was a French natural history, naturalist and List of explorers, explorer. From a very wealthy family, at the age of 20, he and his brother, Ernest Grandidier (1833–1912), undertook a voyage around the world. At first they were led by the astronomer and physicist Pierre Jules César Janssen (1824–1907), but when Janssen fell sick and had to return to France after about six months, the brothers continued the journey. They visited South America in 1858 and 1859 and in particular the Andes, Peru, Chile, Bolivia, Argentina and Brazil. During this voyage they gathered a significant collection of specimens which were analyzed, in 1860, by Ernest. The two brothers parted ways after this. Ernest Grandidier went to China and collected a vast number of specimens which are now in the Louvre and the Guimet Museum, Guimet museum. Alfred travelled to India, reaching it in 1863. He had intended to explore the high plateau of Tibet ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ernest Grandidier
Ernest Grandidier (2 December 1833 – 1 July 1912) was a French industrialist, naturalist and art collector. The Grandidier family was very wealthy and in 1857 Ernest Grandidier, with his brother Alfred (1836–1921) and tutor Jules Janseen, went on a voyage to the Americas. Leaving Paris they travelled to Liverpool, then to North America, travelling in Canada then crossing the United States to New Orleans. After the five months M. Janssen fell ill and returned to France but the two brothers continued their journey going on to South America in 1858 and 1859. They went to Bolivia and Peru, where they explored the mineral mining regions and Inca sites, Chile and the passes between Santiago and Buenos Aires. They returned to France with extensive geological, zoological and botanical collections. Ernest published an account of their travels and collections in 1861 as ''Voyages dans Amerique du Sud, Perou et Bolivie'' (Paris, J. Claye for Michel Levy Freres). Ernest Grandidier was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |