Paul Helbronner (24 April 1871 – 18 October 1938) was a French topographer,

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and geodesist who pioneered

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of the French Alps.''Officiers topographes et Topographes-alpinistes dans les Alpes françaises, 1890-1940''
Nicolas Guilhot

Pointe Helbronner Pointe Helbronner () is a mountain in the Mont Blanc massif in the Graian Alps on the watershed between France and Italy. The peak, which used to be a mere geodetic reference point, was named after Paul Helbronner, a French '' polytechnicien'' ...

in the Mont Blanc massif is named in his honor.

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1871 births 1938 deaths French topographers Members of the French Academy of Sciences Fould family {{France-academic-bio-stub