Isabelle Massieu

Isabelle Massieu (born Bauche, 3 April 1844 - 1932) was a French traveler, writer and photographer. Massieu became the first French woman to travel to Nepal, which she wrote about in Népal et pays himalayens. She became a member of the Legion of Honor in 1906.

Biography Massieu was born in Paris on 3 April 1844. She married a lawyer, Jacques Alexandre Octave Massieu, who took her on his trips through Europe and the Middle East. She traveled through French Indo-China and British-ruled Burma in 1896. She released an account of her travels to India in "A Frenchwoman at Ladak." Massieu became the first French woman to travel to Nepal. Some of her photographs are part of the collection of the Musée de l'Homme.