List of speleologists

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The list of speleologists shows people who were particularly committed to the history and development of speleology (cave exploration) or who appeared in the media.

Index (alphabetical)

A.

Jack Abbo (1945-1987)
Gustave Abel (1901–1988)
Michel Subseau (1937–1983)
Karel Absolon (1877-1960)
Henry Agalède (1913–1962)
Edmond Albe (1861-1926)

André Amélineau (1910–1980)
Georges Amoudruz (1900–1975)
Henriette d'Angeville (1794–1871)
Pierre Arbez (1913–1975)
Félix Ruiz de Arcaute (1928–1971)
Louis Armand (cave explorer) (1854-1922)

Paul Arnal (1871-1950)
Séraphin Arnal (1901–1966)
Roland Arnaud (1920–1987)
Jules Artières (1864–1961)
Doctor Ayme (1888-1970)

B.

Louis Balsan (1903–1988)
André Bancal (1918–1955)
Hazel Barton (born 1972)
André Belin (1896-1983)
Paul Bellin (1931-1987)
Alfred Berg (1876–1945)
Luigi Vittorio Bertarelli (1859-1926)
Henri Bessac (1906-1984)
Hans Binder (1924-2005)
Steven Birch (cave explorer)
Jean-Gilbert Birebent (1902–1969)
Samuel Blanquet (1686–1757)

Hermann Bock (1882–1969)
Alfred Bögli (1912–1998)
Gustave Boissière (1905-1956)
Abbé Boissonnade
Jean-Jacques Bolanz (1940-2007)
Annette Bouchacourt († 1944)
Lucien Bouclier (1951–1987)
Pierre Boulanger
Marcellin Boule (1861-1942)

André Bourgin (1904–1968)
Yves Bousquet (1951–1985)
Henri Breuil (1877–1961)
Lucien Briet (1860-1921)
Henri Brocard (1845-1922)
Éliette Brunel Deschamps
Max Brunello (1867-1935)
Liselotte Buchenauer (1922-2003)
Nicolas-Armand Buvignier (1808–1880)

C.

Michel Cabidoche (1929–1979)
Marcel Cannac (1899–1952)
Charles Carnus (1749–1792)
Gilbert Carpentier (cave explorer) (1942-1976)
Émile Cartailhac (1845-1921)
Luigi Casati (* 1964)
Elisabeth Casteret (1905–1940)
Norbert Casteret (1897–1987)
Denis Cathala (1899-1950)
Antoine Cau (1925-2001)
André Cavaillé

Amédée Caylar († 1982)
Aimé Cazal (1897–1985)
Emile Chanel
Pierre-Alfred Chappuis (1891–1960)
Jean-Marie Chauvet
François Chevrot (1858-1944)
Jean-Xavier Chirossel (1926–1984)
Raymond Ciry (1898–1978)
René Clastres (1908-1967)
Jean-René Claudel (1898–1979)
Jean Colin (1909–1971)

Jean Colombier (cave explorer)
Emilio Comici (1901-1940)
Pierre Contejean (1906-1983)
Jean Corbel (1920–1970)
Joseph Corcelle (1858-1921)
Lucien Cordier (1922-1980)
Jean-Louis Coste (1943–1975)
Michel de Courval (1935–1979)
Samantha Cristoforetti (* 1977)
William Crowther (* 1936)
Walter Freiherr von Czoernig-Czernhausen (1883–1945)

D.

Henry Darcy (1803-1858)
Gabriel Daubrée (1814-1896)
André David (1906–1977)
Oscar Decombaz (1866-1914)
Joseph Delteil (1909–1979)

Joël Denoize (1955-1981)
Jules Desnoyers (1800-1887)
William KL Dickson (1860-1935)
Charles Domont (1901–1976)

Maurice Dreyfuss (1906–1975)
Clément Drioton († 1935)
Yves Dufour (1925–1957)
Jean-Michel Dumont (1941–1988)

E.

René Ehinger (1923–1988)

Stéphane Errard (1907-1983)

Johann Friedrich Esper (1732–1781)
Eric Establie (1964-2010)

F.

Robert de Faccio (1930-1967)
Louis Fage (1883–1964)
Eugène Ferrasse
Edouard Ferray (1845–1904)
Claude Fighiera (1943–1974)
Henri Filhol (1843–1902)

Honoré Flaugergues (1755-1835)
Albin Fontanille (1883–1963)
Raoul Fortin (1856-1945)
Eugène Fournier (1871-1941)
Eberhard Fraas (1862-1915)

Oscar Friedrich von Fraas (1824-1897)
Jean-Claude Frachon (1944-2005)
Herbert W. Franke (* 1927)
Bruno Fromento (* 1963)
Leopoldine Fuhrich (1898–1926)

G

Raymond Gaché (1906–1968)
Henri Gadeau de Kerville (1858-1940)
Jean Gajac (1916–1973)
Félix Garrigou (1835-1920)
Anton Gaugg
Gabriel Gaupillat (1862-1927)
Ludovic Gaurier (1875-1931)

Jules Gavet
Maurice Gennevaux (1880-1918)
Raymond Gigon (1929-1981)
Gustav Ginzel (1932-2008)
Jean Glasser (1918–1982)
André Glory (1906–1966)

August Goldfuß (1782–1848)
Xavier Goyet (1950-1986)
Georges Gramont (1900–1986)
Adrien Guebhard
Henri Guérin (cave explorer) (1901–1981)
Jean Guiraud (1950–1988)

H

Hubert Habart (1898–1981)
Wolfgang Hänisch (* 1954)
Jean-Caude Haguelon (1948–1977)
Raymond Hansotte (1900–1968)

J

Etienne-Adrien Jeanjean (1820-1897)

René Jeannel (1879-1965)

Robert de Joly (1887–1968)

K

Gordan Karaman (* 1938)
Károly Koller (journalist) (* 1968)

Franz Kraus (cave explorer) (1834–1897)

Georges Kuster (1924–1982)

L.

Georg Lahner (1873–1963)
Philibert Lalande (1838-1925)
Pierre-Raphaël Lamolle (1898–1980)
Henri de Lapierre (1882–1955)
Jean-Paul Larregola (1952–1978)
Jacques Latour (1918-1956)
Louis de Launay (1860-1938)

Jean Lautier (1923–1990)
Guy de Lavaur (1903-1986)
Bertrand Léger (1947–1984)
Amédée Lemozi (1882–1970)
Alexandre Le Royer (1860-1922)
André Leroi-Gourhan (1911–1986)

Jean Lesur (1925-2012)
Henri Lombard (1925-1950)
Bernard de Lorio
Marcel Loubens (1923–1952)
Pierre Lubac (1889–1971)
Jean-Angel Lucante

M.

David Martin (1842-1918)
Joseph Martin (cave explorer) (1883–1952)
Pierre-Marie Martin (1932–1986)
Louis Martrou (1866-1954)
André Maynadier (1927–1963)
Félix Mazauric (1868-1919)
Pierre-Louis Mély (1863-1897)
Louis Méroc (1904–1970)

Georges Milhaud (1892–1952)
Alexander Mörk von Mörkenstein (1887–1914)
Auguste Monton (1875-1942)
Thierry Montesinos (1963-)
Friedrich Morton (1890–1969)
Constantin Motas (1891–1980)
Franz Mühlhofer (1881–1955)

N

Adalbert Neischl (1853-1911)
Jean Noir (1917-1958)

Louis de Nussac (1869–1951)

René Nuffer (1917–1992)

O

Jules Ollier de Marichard (1824-1901)
Abbé Ortiz (1908–1952)

P

Elie Pakalski
Jacques Paloume (1922-1967)
Abbé Paramelle (1790–1875)
Jean Patonnier (1935–1985)
Maurice Patras (1934-2011)
Marcellin Pellet (1849–1951)

Louis Perrier (cave explorer) (1875-1953)
Fernand Petzl (1913-2003)
Edouard Piccinini (1929–1955)
Bernard Pierret (1928–1967)
André Polit (1918–1977)
Claude Pommier (1931–1969)

Raymond Pons (1856-1930)
Henri Pontille (1928–1974)
Raphaël-Marie Pouget (1889–1952)
Hanric-Philippe Poujol (1839-1928)
Paul Prégent
Serge Puisais (* 1954)

Q

André Quantin (1929-1976)
Corentin Queffelec (1921–1985)

R.

Emil Racovita (1868-1947)
Otto Rahn (1904–1939)
Paul Raymond (1859-1944)
Félix Régnault (1847-1908)
Paul Rémy (1894–1962)
Edmond Renaud (1870-1897)

Pierre Rias (1941-2008)
Georges Ricard (1911–1985)
Emile Rivière (1835-1922)
Johann Christian Rosenmüller (1771-1820)
Mari Români (cave explorer) (1868–1947)

Raymond Rouquet (1916-1984)
Johannes Ruscher (* 1893; missing in World War II)
Jean Ruffel (1917-2000)
Ernest Rupin (1845–1909)
Henry Russell (cave explorer) (1834-1909)

S.

Rudolf Saar (1886–1963)
Jacques de Saint-Ours (1924–1968)
Comte de Saint-Perrier (1877-1950)
Louis Scelo
Othmar Schauberger (1901–1993)
Adolf Schmidl (1802–1863)
Henri Schoeller (1899–1988)
Michel Schoenig (1941–1979)

Eric Segond (1959-1984)
Pierre Marcel Toussaint de Serres (1780–1862)
Germain Sicard (1851-1935)
Tadej Slabe (* 1959)
Michel Siffre (* 1939)
Sigaud de la Fond
Claude Siguier (1935–1977)

Raoul Simonin (1925-1950)
Georges Simonnet (1905-1987)
Friedrich Simony (1813-1896)
Alexis Solanet (1837-1919)
Richard Spöcker (1897–1975)
Alain Suavet (1948-2008)
Jean Susse (1905-1982)

T

Haroun Tazieff (1914–1998)
Pierre Temple

Monseigneur Tournier (1863–1938)
Hubert Trimmel (1924-2013)

Félix Trombe (1906–1985)
Eugène Trutat (1840-1910)

V

Gabrielle Vallot
Joseph Vallot (1854-1925)
Albert Vandel (1894–1980)

Georges Vaucher (1900–1982)
Jules Verne (1828-1905)
Emile Vigarié

Gabriel Vila (1912-1969)
Armand Viré (1869–1951)
Robert Vouay (1923–1982)

W.

Heinrich Wankel (1821-1897)

Johann Westhauser (* 1960)

Benno Wolf (1871–1943)

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Damien Delanghe: Médailles et distinctions honorifiques (PDF). In: Les Cahiers du CDS , (2001), issue 12 (May).

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