Conrad Malte-Brun
Conrad Malte-Brun (; born
Malthe Conrad Bruun; 12 August 177514 December 1826), sometimes referred to simply as
Malte-Brun, was a
Dano-
French geographer and journalist. His second son,
Victor Adolphe Malte-Brun, was also a geographer. Today he is perhaps best remembered for coining the name for the geographic region
Oceania (French ''Océanie'') around 1812, he also coined the name
Indo-China.
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