Victor Adolphe Malte-Brun (25 November 1816–13 July 1889) was a French

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and

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Biography

He was born in Paris, France, the son of

Conrad Malte-Brun Conrad Malte-Brun (; born Malthe Conrad Bruun; 12 August 177514 December 1826), sometimes referred to simply as Malte-Brun, was a Dano- French geographer and journalist. His second son, Victor Adolphe Malte-Brun, was also a geographer. Today he ...

, another geographer of Danish origin, and founder of the ''

Société de Géographie The Société de Géographie (; ), is the world's oldest geographical society. It was founded in 1821 as the first Geographic Society. Since 1878, its headquarters have been at 184 Boulevard Saint-Germain, Paris. The entrance is marked by two gig ...

''. After having been a professor of history in several colleges, he devoted himself especially to geographical studies. In 1851, Victor Adolphe Malte-Brun became a member of the ''Société de Géographie'', and quickly rose to be its secretary-general. He was also the principal editor of the ''Nouvelles Annales des Voyage''. He died in

Marcoussis Marcoussis () is a Communes of France, commune in the southern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located from the Kilometre Zero, center of Paris. Marcoussis is the location of the CNR (National Centre of Rugby) where the France national rugby u ...

in the

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'' and is buried in the

Cimetière du Montparnasse Montparnasse Cemetery () is a cemetery in the Montparnasse quarter of Paris, in the city's 14th arrondissement. The cemetery is roughly 47 acres and is the second largest cemetery in Paris. The cemetery has over 35,000 graves, and approximately 1 ...

in Paris.

Legacy

His name was given to the street in Marcoussis where he once lived. Mount Malte-Brun in New Zealand's

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was named, by Sir Julius von Haast, after him.

Partial bibliography

* ''Jeunes voyageurs en France'' (1840) * ''Destinée de Sir

John Franklin Sir John Franklin (16 April 1786 – 11 June 1847) was a British Royal Navy officer, explorer and colonial administrator. After serving in the Napoleonic Wars and the War of 1812, he led two expeditions into the Northern Canada, Canadia ...

dévoilée'' (1860) * ''Nouvelles acquisitions des Russes dans l'Asie orientale'' (1861) * ''Les États-Unis et le Mexique'' (1862) * ''Coup d'œil sur le Yucatan'' (1864) * ''Sonora et ses mines'' (1864) * ''Canal interocéanique du Darien'' (1865) * '' Histoire de Marcoussis'' (''History of Marcoussis'') (1867) * ''Histoire géographique et statistique de l'Allemagne'' (4to, 1866-'8) * '' La France illustrée'' (''Illustrated France'', volumes I and V, 1882) He also published a revised edition of his father's geography (8 vols., 1852–55).

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Picture of Mount Maltebrun
{{DEFAULTSORT:Malte-Brun, Victor Scientists from Paris French cartographers French geographers French people of Danish descent History of geography 1816 births 1889 deaths Burials at Montparnasse Cemetery 19th-century French people