Gustave Lambert
Marie Joseph Gustave Adolphe Lambert (1 July 1824 – 27 January 1871) was a French Hydrography, hydrographer. He taught for 20 years, then went on a voyage into Arctic seas and conceived the idea of an expedition to the North Pole. He thought that in summer the effect of the constant sunshine (Solar irradiance, insolation) would be to melt the ice and allow passage to the Pole. The plans had been made, about half the funding had been subscribed, and a ship had been purchased when the project was disrupted by the Franco-Prussian War in 1870. Lambert enlisted in the National Guard (France), National Guard and died of wounds at the Battle of Buzenval (1871). Early years Gustave Lambert was born in Grièges, Ain, on 1 July 1824. He was the son of Jean-Francois Lambert, a notary from Paris, and Rosalie Blanc. The family moved from Grieges to Priay, Ain, around 1825. In 1835 Gustave's father became a manufacturer of sugar, and later of candles. These businesses were not successful, an ...
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Grièges
Grièges (; frp, Grièjo) is a Communes of France, commune in the Ain Departments of France, department in eastern France. Geography The Veyle forms most of the commune's northern border, then flows into the Saône, which forms the commune's western border. Population See also * Communes of the Ain department References

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