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'''Émile-Félix Gautier''' or '''Gauthier''' (19 October 1864 – 16 January 1940) was a French [[geographer]]. |
'''Émile-Félix Gautier''' or '''Gauthier''' (19 October 1864 – 16 January 1940) was a French [[geographer]]. |
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Gautier was born in [[Clermont-Ferrand]]. His studies focused on northern [[Africa]], especially [[ |
Gautier was born in [[Clermont-Ferrand]]. His studies focused on northern [[Africa]], especially [[Algeria]], the [[Sahara]] desert and the territories of [[French Africa]]. He also conducted research in [[Madagascar]]. He died, aged 75, in [[Pontivy]] (Saint-Pierre-de-Quiberon). |
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During his career, he taught classes at the ''École supérieure des lettres'' in [[Algiers]], and was a director of education in Madagascar. In 1922 he became a member of the ''Académie des sciences d'outre-mer''.<ref>[http://cths.fr/an/prosopo.php?id=103128 Prosopo] Sociétés savantes de France</ref> |
During his career, he taught classes at the ''École supérieure des lettres'' in [[Algiers]], and was a director of education in Madagascar. In 1922 he became a member of the ''Académie des sciences d'outre-mer''.<ref>[http://cths.fr/an/prosopo.php?id=103128 Prosopo] Sociétés savantes de France</ref> |
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Émile-Félix Gautier or Gauthier (19 October 1864 – 16 January 1940) was a French geographer.
Gautier was born in Clermont-Ferrand. His studies focused on northern Africa, especially Algeria, the Sahara desert and the territories of French Africa. He also conducted research in Madagascar. He died, aged 75, in Pontivy (Saint-Pierre-de-Quiberon).
During his career, he taught classes at the École supérieure des lettres in Algiers, and was a director of education in Madagascar. In 1922 he became a member of the Académie des sciences d'outre-mer.[1]
Works
- Madagascar (1902)
- Le Sahara (1923: translated as "Sahara, the Great Desert", 1935)
- Un Siècle de colonisation (1930)
- L'Afrique blanche (1939)
- Missions au Sahara (with René Chudeau)
References
External links
- Bibliography (PDF, in French)
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