Eugène Cortambert
Pierre-François Eugène Cortambert (born October 12, 1805 in Toulouse , † March 5, 1881 in Paris ) was a French librarian and geographer.
Cortambert worked as a librarian in the map department of the Bibliothèque nationale de France in Paris and was general secretary of the Société de Géographie . By publishing maps and series works, he succeeded in making geographical contexts understandable to a broader public.
Today a street in the 16th arrondissement of Paris commemorates him.
Web links
- Entry at findagrave.com
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SURNAME | Cortambert, Eugène |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Cortambert, Pierre-François Eugène |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French librarian and geographer |
DATE OF BIRTH | October 12, 1805 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Toulouse |
DATE OF DEATH | March 5, 1881 |
Place of death | Paris |