Paul-Émile Victor

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Paul-Émile Victor

Born	June 28, 1907 Geneva
Died	March 7, 1995 Bora-Bora
Nationality	French
Occupation	ethnologist and explorer
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Paul-Émile Victor (June 28, 1907 - March 7, 1995) was a French ethnologist and explorer.

Victor was born in Geneva, Switzerland. He graduated from École Centrale de Lyon in 1928. In 1934, he participated in an expedition traversing Greenland. During the World War II, he engaged himself in the US Air Forces. After the War, he initiated the Expéditions polaires françaises to organize French polar expeditions. He died in 1995 on Bora Bora, to which he had retired in 1977.

A survey led by Victor in 1951 concluded that, under the ice sheet, Greenland is composed of three large islands.^[1]

Mount Victor, in the Belgica Mountains of Antarctica, is named for him.

His son, Jean-Christophe Victor, stars in the weekly geopolitical show Le dessous des cartes on ARTE.

References

↑ "Find Greenland Icecap Bridges Three Islands", Ellensburg Daily Record, Oct 24, 1951, p6, accessed 2012-05-13

External links

Paul-Émile Victor Official Site (in French)

Authority control	WorldCat VIAF: 18756 LCCN: n50014369 ISNI: 0000 0001 2275 5437 GND: 119541610 BNF: cb119282013

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Name	Victor, Paul-Emile
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Short description	French explorer
Date of birth	June 28, 1907
Place of birth	Geneva
Date of death	March 7, 1995
Place of death	Bora-Bora

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