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Élisée Reclus

Élisée Reclus, French geographer and anarchist (died 1905)

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Born
March 15, 1830
Died
July 4, 1905
Zodiac sign
Pisces
Birth year
1830

About Élisée Reclus

Jacques Élisée Reclus was a French geographer, writer, and anarchist. He produced his 19-volume masterwork, La Nouvelle Géographie universelle, la terre et les hommes, over a period of nearly 20 years (1875–1894). In 1892 he was awarded the Gold Medal of the Paris Geographical Society for this work, despite having been banished from France because of his political activism. Reclus' mother, Marguerite Zéline Trigant, was a teacher and founded a school at Orthez. Reclus had himself entered a free union in 1872, after the death of his first wife. It was awarded the gold medal of the Paris Geographical Society in 1892.

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Élisée Reclus timeline

  1. Reclus had himself entered a free union in 1872, after the death of his first wife.
  2. In 1892 he was awarded the Gold Medal of the Paris Geographical Society for this work, despite having been banished from France because of his political activism.
  3. It was awarded the gold medal of the Paris Geographical Society in 1892.

The world when Élisée Reclus was born

Élisée Reclus was born in 1830. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Headlines and milestones

  • Top headlineIndian Removal Act signed by Jackson
  • Technology milestoneFirst passenger railroad opens in US (B&O)
  • World population~1.1B

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderAndrew Jackson
  • U.S. population12.9M

1830 versus 2026

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Measure18302026
Population12.9M341 million

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