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Théodore Monod

Théodore Monod, French explorer and scholar (died 2000)

Born
April 9, 1902
Died
November 22, 2000
Zodiac sign
Aries
Birth year
1902

About Théodore Monod

Théodore André Monod was a French naturalist, humanist, scholar and explorer. He co-founded a Protestant Order of people who pray, named ‘’les Veilleurs’’ (the Watchers) and wrote a prayer book for the order. Though he failed to find the meteorite he sought, he discovered numerous plant species as well as several important Neolithic sites.

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The world when Théodore Monod was born

Théodore Monod was born in 1902. 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.

Culture in 1902

  • Best-selling bookThe Tale of Peter Rabbit by Beatrix Potter

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentFirst Rose Bowl game played in Pasadena, California
  • Top headlineEnd of Philippine-American War
  • Technology milestoneAir conditioning invented by Willis Carrier
  • Notable inventionAir conditioning
  • World population~1.62B

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderTheodore Roosevelt
  • U.S. population79.0M

1902 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Théodore Monod's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19022026
Population79.0M341 million

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