About Jean Brunhes
Lived 1869 – 1930 (aged 60). Jean Brunhes was a French and Swiss professor, essayist, geographer and anthropologist.
Jean Brunhes (, 25 October 1869, Toulouse, France - 25 August 1930, Boulogne-Billancourt) was a French geographer. His most famous book is La géographie humaine (Human Geography). He was the director of The Archives of the Planet, an international photographic project sponsored by Albert Kahn. He was the father of Mariel Jean-Brunhes Delamarre, his daughter and early research partner.
Ruskin et la Bible: pour servir à l'histoire d'une pensée (1901) is a popular book by Jean and Henriette Brunhes.
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Who was Jean Brunhes?
French professor (1869-1930)
When was Jean Brunhes born?
Jean Brunhes was born on 25 October 1869 in Toulouse.
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Jean Brunhes died on 25 August 1930 in Boulogne-Billancourt.
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Jean Brunhes was a professor, essayist, geographer and anthropologist.
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Jean Brunhes was French and Swiss.
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