Paul-Émile Victor
Paul-Émile Victor (born Paul Eugène Victor; 28 June 1907 – 7 March 1995) was a French ethnologist and explorer.Victor was born in Geneva, Switzerland to French Jewish parents of Bohemian and Polish descent. He graduated from École Centrale de Lyon in 1928. In 1931, he learned how to fly with his instructor and friend, Claude de Cambronne. In 1936, he led an expedition traversing Greenland by dog-sled. Victor, Robert Gessain, Michel Perez, and Eigil Knuth completed the 825 km from Christianshåb in the west to Angmagssalik in the east in 44 days. During World War II, he engaged himself in the US Air Forces. After the War, he initiated the Expéditions polaires françaises to organize French polar expeditions. He died in 1995 on Bora Bora, to which he had retired in 1977.
A survey led by Victor in 1951 concluded that, under the ice sheet, Greenland is composed of three large islands. In 1952 he was awarded the Patron's Medal by the Royal Geographical Society of London for the work.
Mount Victor, in the Belgica Mountains of Antarctica, is named for him.
His son, Jean-Christophe Victor, stars in the weekly geopolitical show ''Le dessous des cartes'' on Arte until December 2016. Another son, Teva Victor, is a sculptor. Provided by Wikipedia
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201by Léandri‐Breton, Don‐Jean, Elliott, Kyle H., Tarroux, Arnaud, Moe, Børge, Jouanneau, William, Amélineau, Françoise, Angelier, Frédéric, Blévin, Pierre, Sandøy Bråthen, Vegard, Fauchald, Per, Gabrielsen, Geir W., Goutte, Aurélie, Parenteau, Charline, Tartu, Sabrina, Legagneux, Pierre, Chastel, OlivierContributors: “...Institut Polaire Français Paul Emile Victor...”
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208by Grunst, Andrea S., Grunst, Melissa L., Grémillet, David, Kato, Akiko, Bustamante, Paco, Albert, Céline, Brisson-Curadeau, Émile, Clairbaux, Manon, Cruz-Flores, Marta, Gentès, Sophie, Perret, Samuel, Ste-Marie, Eric, Wojczulanis-Jakubas, Katarzyna, Fort, JérômeContributors: “...Institut Polaire Fran?ais Paul Emile Victor...”
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209by Calleja, Maria Ll., Kerhervé, P., Bourgeois, S., Kędra, M., Leynaert, A., Devred, E., Babin, M., Morata, N.Contributors: “...French Polar Institut Paul Emile Victor...”
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210by Uesaka, Leo, Goto, Yusuke, Naruoka, Masaru, Weimerskirch, Henri, Sato, Katsufumi, Sakamoto, Kentaro QContributors: “...Polar Institute Paul-Emile Victor...”
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211by Uesaka, Leo, Goto, Yusuke, Naruoka, Masaru, Weimerskirch, Henri, Sato, Katsufumi, Sakamoto, Kentaro QContributors: “...Polar Institute Paul-Emile Victor...”
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212by Genthon, C., Six, D., Scarchilli, C., Ciardini, V., Frezzotti, M.Contributors: “...Institut Polaire Français Paul Emile Victor...”
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213by Grunst, Melissa L., Grunst, Andrea S., Grémillet, David, Kato, Akiko, Bustamante, Paco, Albert, Céline, Brisson‐Curadeau, Émile, Clairbaux, Manon, Cruz‐Flores, Marta, Gentès, Sophie, Grissot, Antoine, Perret, Samuel, Ste‐Marie, Eric, Jakubas, Dariusz, Wojczulanis‐Jakubas, Katarzyna, Fort, JérômeContributors: “...Institut Polaire Français Paul Emile Victor...”
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214by Levy, Hila, Fiddaman, Steven R, Vianna, Juliana A, Noll, Daly, Clucas, Gemma V, Sidhu, Jasmine K H, Polito, Michael J, Bost, Charles A, Phillips, Richard A, Crofts, Sarah, Miller, Gary D, Pistorius, Pierre, Bonnadonna, Francesco, Le Bohec, Céline, Barbosa, Andrés, Trathan, Phil, Raya Rey, Andrea, Frantz, Laurent A F, Hart, Tom, Smith, Adrian LContributors: “...Institut Polaire Français Paul-Emile Victor...”
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215by López‐Farrán, Zambra, Guillaumot, Charlène, Vargas‐Chacoff, Luis, Paschke, Kurt, Dulière, Valérie, Danis, Bruno, Poulin, Elie, Saucède, Thomas, Waters, Jonathan, Gérard, KarinContributors: “...Institut Polaire Français Paul Emile Victor...”
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216by Lewden, Agnès, Nord, Andreas, Bonnet, Batshéva, Chauvet, Florent, Ancel, André, McCafferty, Dominic J.Contributors: “...Institut Polaire Français Paul Emile Victor...”
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217by Bertrand, Philip, Bêty, Joël, Yoccoz, Nigel G., Fortin, Marie-Josée, Strøm, Hallvard, Steen, Harald, Kohler, Jack, Harris, Stephanie M., Patrick, Samantha C., Chastel, Olivier, Blévin, P., Hop, Haakon, Moholdt, Geir, Maton, Joséphine, Descamps, SébastienContributors: “...Institut Polaire Français Paul Emile Victor...”
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218by Paterson, William DavidContributors: “...Institut polaire français Paul-Emile Victor...”
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