Guillaume Grandidier
French geographer, ethnologist, zoologist
About Guillaume Grandidier
Lived 1873 – 1957 (aged 84). Guillaume Grandidier was a French geographer, ethnologist, zoologist and ornithologist.
He was the son of the wealthy industrialist Alfred Grandidier also a zoologist and expert on Madagascar. Guillaume Grandidier was Secretary of the Geographical Society of Paris and a prolific author.
The Atlas des Colonies Françaises, Protectorats et Territoires sous Mandat de la France, simply known as the Atlas Grandidier, was published under his direction in 1934. Among his other works was the monumental Madagascar L'Histoire politique, physique et naturelle de Madagascar. This work was undertaken in cooperation with his father and others such as Alphonse Milne-Edwards and Leon Vaillant. This work ran to 40 volumes.
Liopholidophis grandidieri, a species of snake endemic to Madagascar, was named in his honor by French herpetologist François Mocquard.
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Who was Guillaume Grandidier?
French geographer, ethnologist, zoologist (1873–1957)
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Guillaume Grandidier was born on 1 July 1873 in Paris.
When did Guillaume Grandidier die?
Guillaume Grandidier died on 13 September 1957 in Paris.
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Guillaume Grandidier was a geographer, ethnologist, zoologist and ornithologist.
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Guillaume Grandidier was French.
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