Victor Adolphe Malte-Brun

Victor Adolphe Malte-Brun (born November 25, 1816 in Paris , France , † July 13, 1889 in Marcoussis , France) was a French geographer and cartographer .

Bust of Victor A. Malte-Brun in the town hall of Marcoussis

Victor Adolphe Malte-Brun's father was the founder of the Société de Géographie , the French geographer of Danish origin Conrad Malte-Brun (actually Malthe Conrad Bruun ), whom he lost at the age of ten.

In 1851 Malte-Brun became a member of the Société de Géographie and quickly rose to its general secretary.

He is buried on the Cimetière Montparnasse in Paris .

Honors

The street where he lived in Marcoussis was named after him, Rue Malte-Brun .
The Malte Brun , a mountain in New Zealand, is named after him or his father.

Malte-Bruns dedication to Marcoussis in his book about his history

Bibliography (excerpt)

Histoire de Marcoussis ("History of Marcoussis"; 1867)
La France illustrée ("France in Pictures"; two volumes and an atlas 1853; volumes I and V and an atlas 1882; Editions Rouff)
L'Allemagne illustrée ("Germany in Pictures"; five volumes 1885–1888; Editions Rouff)
Les jeunes voyageurs en France ou Description pittoresque du sol et des curiosités de ce pays ("The Young Travelers in France or Picturesque Description of the Soil and the Curiosities of the Country"; 1841)

Web links

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personal data
SURNAME	Malte-Brun, Victor Adolphe
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	French geographer and cartographer
DATE OF BIRTH	November 25, 1816
PLACE OF BIRTH	Paris , France
DATE OF DEATH	July 13, 1889
Place of death	Marcoussis , France