Amédée Tardieu
Amédée Tardieu (born August 18, 1822 in Paris , † May 14, 1893 ibid), actually Amédée-Eugène Tardieu, was a French geographer , librarian and diplomat .
biography
Amedee Tardieu comes from the family engraver Tardieu , but followed his brother, not this tradition. He studied at the École nationale des chartes , where he graduated with a bachelor's degree in humanities .
Like his father before him, in his capacity as a cartographer, he was appointed attaché in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. From 1857 he was first as a simple librarian in the Bibliothèque Mazarine and from 1874 librarian at the Institut de France . He has been involved in many publications. He was considered an outspoken expert on ancient geography. This was evident in his main work, the translation of the works of Strabo . For this he received your gold medal from the Société de Géographie . He also received a cash award from the Association for Greek Studies. Last but not least, some time after its publication, it was to receive an award from the Académie française .
In 1852 he married the pianist Charlotte de Malleville . Their son André was the father of the politician André Tardieu .
Publications (excerpt)
- Sénégambie et Guinée , Paris: Firmin Didot frères, 1847
- Géographie de Strabon , Paris: Hachette, 1867, 6 volumes
literature
- Gustave Vapereau , Dictionnaire universel des contemporains, Hachette, Paris, 1880, p. 1721, digitized
- Obituary in Journal des débats politiques et littéraires , edition of May 16, 1893, p. 3, digitized
Web links
- Information on Amédée Tardieu in the database of the Bibliothèque nationale de France .
- Literature by and about Amédée Tardieu in the WorldCat bibliographic database
- Literature by and about Amédée Tardieu in the SUDOC catalog (Association of French University Libraries)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Gazette anecdotique, littéraire, artistique et bibliographique , edition of May 21, 1893, p. 294, digitized version , accessed on October 30, 2018
- ↑ Les Tablettes coloniales: organs des possessions , edition of April 20, 1891, p. 3, digitized version , accessed on October 30, 2018
- ↑ Indicateur de l'archéologue et du collectionneur , 1873, p. 473, digitized version , accessed on October 30, 2018
- ↑ Le XIXe siècle: journal quotidien politique et littéraire , August 7, 1880, p. 2, digitized version , accessed on October 30, 2018
- ↑ L'Homme libre: journal quotidien du matin , edition of May 6, 1932, p. 3, digitized version , accessed on October 30, 2018
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Tardieu, Amédée |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Tardieu, Amédée-Eugène |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French geographer, librarian and diplomat |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 18, 1822 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Paris |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 14, 1893 |
| Place of death | Paris |