André Meynier (11 September 1901 – 22 March 1983) was a French geographer born in Angers, France. He attended ', and completed his a''grégation'' in history and geography in 1923. Meynier then taught at

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, before moving to

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in 1930. He left Lycée Henri-IV in 1937. In October 1938, he became the chair of geography at the

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, where he would stay until he retired in 1972. He married Yvonne Meynier on August 20, 1927, with whom he had three children.

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1901 births 1983 deaths People from Angers 20th-century French geographers {{France-scientist-stub