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

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Biography

He was born in Paris, France, the son of Conrad Malte-Brun, another geographer, of Danish origin, and founder of the '' Société de Géographie''. After having been 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 principal editor of the ''Nouvelles Annales des Voyage''. He died in Marcoussis in the Essonne '' département'' and is buried in the

Cimetière du Montparnasse Montparnasse Cemetery (french: link=no, Cimetière du Montparnasse) 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 ...

in Paris.

Legacy

His name was given to the street in Marcoussis where he once lived. Mount Malte-Brun in New Zealand's Southern Alps was named, by Sir Julius von Haast, after him.

Partial bibliography

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