Jacques Weulersse
Jacques Weulersse | |
|---|---|
| Born | February 11, 1905 |
| Died | August 28, 1946 (aged 41) |
| Nationality | French |
| Citizenship | French |
| Occupation | Geographer |
Jacques Weulersse (1905-1946) was a French geographer of Africa and the Arab world.[1]
Early life
[edit]On February 11, 1905, Weulersse was born in Paris, France.
Education
[edit]In 1928, Weulersse received his bachelor's degree in history and geography. In 1928, Weulersse received the last Autour Du Monde travel scholarship that was financed by a foundation funded by Albert Kahn, a banker.[2]
In 1941, Weulersse obtained his Doctorate of Letters.
Career
[edit]Weulersse became a professor at Chartres, and at Lycée Condorcet.
In 1943, Weulersse became a master of colonial geography at Aix-Marseille University.[1]
Personal life
[edit]On August 28, 1946, Weulersse died in Dakar, Senegal.
Works
[edit]- Le pays des Alaouites, Thèse, Tours, Arrault, 1940, 2 volumes, 422 p.
- Noirs et Blancs. A travers l'Afrique nouvelle de Dakar au Cap, Paris, Armand Colin, 1931, 242 p. (Re-printed 1993, Paris)
See also
[edit]- Albert Kahn (banker) - provider of travelling scholarship.
- Maurice Le Lannou
References
[edit]- ^ a b Colin, Élicio (1947). "Jacques Weulersse (1905-1946)". Annales de Géographie. 56 (301): 53–54.
- ^ "Professorial patronage and the formation of French geographical knowledge..." openedition.org. Retrieved December 31, 2018.
Additional sources
[edit]- Mâeouchy, Nadine; Sluglett, Peter (2004). Les Mandats français et anglais dans une perspective comparative. BRILL. ISBN 9789004133136.
