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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41by Clairbaux, Manon, Fort, Jérôme, Mathewson, Paul, Porter, Warren, Strøm, Hallvard, Grémillet, DavidContributors: “...FRENCH POLAR INSTITUTE PAUL EMILE VICTOR- ADACLIM 388...”
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42by Lamarque, Gaëlle, Bascou, Jérôme, Maurice, Claire, Cottin, Jean-Yves, Riel, Nicolas, Ménot, René-PierreContributors: “...French Polar Institute (IPEV, Institut Paul Emile Victor)...”
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44by Delord, Karine, Pinet, Patrick, Pinaud, David, Barbraud, Christophe, De Grissac, Sophie, Lewden, Agnes, Cherel, Yves, Weimerskirch, HenriContributors: “...Institut Polaire Français Paul Emile Victor...”
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45by Xie, Zhiyong, Wang, Zhen, Magand, Olivier, Thollot, Alban, Ebinghaus, Ralf, Mi, Wenying, Dommergue, AurelienContributors: “...Institut Polaire Français Paul Emile Victor...”
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46by Weimerskirch, Henri, Delord, Karine, Barbraud, Christophe, Le Bouard, Fabrice, Ryan, Peter G., Fretwell, Peter, Marteau, CédricContributors: “...Institut Polaire Français Paul Emile Victor...”
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47by Auvinet, J., Graça, P., Belkadi, L., Petit, L., Bonnivard, E., Dettaï, A., Detrich, W. H, Ozouf-Costaz, C., Higuet, D.Contributors: “...Institut Polaire Français Paul Emile Victor...”
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48by Ropert-Coudert, Yan, Kato, Akiko, Shiomi, Kozue, Barbraud, Christophe, Angelier, Frédéric, Delord, Karine, Poupart, Timothée, Koubbi, Philippe, Raclot, ThierryContributors: “...Institut Polaire Français Paul Emile Victor...”
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50by Adachi, Taiki, Lovell, Philip, Turnbull, James, Fedak, Mike A., Picard, Baptiste, Guinet, Christophe, Biuw, Martin, Keates, Theresa R., Holser, Rachel R., Costa, Daniel P., Crocker, Daniel E., Miller, Patrick J. O.Contributors: “...Institut Polaire Français Paul Emile Victor...”
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51by Moreau, Jérôme, Perroud, Lucie, Bollache, Loïc, Yannic, Glenn, Teixeira, Maria, Schmidt, Niels Martin, Reneerkens, Jeroen, Gilg, OlivierContributors: “...Institut Polaire Français Paul Emile Victor...”
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52by Patrick, Samantha C., Pinaud, David, Weimerskirch, HenriContributors: “...Institut Polaire Français Paul Emile Victor...”
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53by Le Guen, Camille, Kato, Akiko, Raymond, Ben, Barbraud, Christophe, Beaulieu, Michaël, Bost, Charles‐André, Delord, Karine, MacIntosh, Andrew J. J., Meyer, Xavier, Raclot, Thierry, Sumner, Michael, Takahashi, Akinori, Thiebot, Jean‐Baptiste, Ropert‐Coudert, YanContributors: “...Institut Polaire Français Paul Emile Victor...”
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Published in Journal of Thermal Biology (2019)
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55by Blévin, Pierre, Shaffer, Scott A., Bustamante, Paco, Angelier, Frédéric, Picard, Baptiste, Herzke, Dorte, Moe, Børge, Gabrielsen, Geir Wing, Bustnes, Jan Ove, Chastel, OlivierContributors: “...Institut Polaire Français Paul Emile Victor...”
Published in General and Comparative Endocrinology (2020)
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56by Gabirot, Marianne, Buatois, Bruno, Müller, Carsten T., Bonadonna, FrancescoContributors: “...Institut Polaire Français Paul Emile Victor...”
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57by Pineaux, Maxime, Merkling, Thomas, Danchin, Etienne, Hatch, Scott, Duneau, David, Blanchard, Pierrick, Leclaire, SarahContributors: “...Institut Polaire Français Paul Emile Victor...”
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58by Ancel, André, Gilbert, Caroline, Poulin, Nicolas, Beaulieu, Michaël, Thierry, BernardContributors: “...Institut Polaire Français Paul-Emile Victor...”
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59by Rey, Benjamin, Duchamp, Claude, Roussel, DamienContributors: “...Institut Polaire Français Paul Emile Victor...”
Published in Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part A: Molecular & Integrative Physiology (2017)
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60by Papot, Claire, Cascella, Kévin, Toullec, Jean‐Yves, Jollivet, DidierContributors: “...Institut Paul Emile Victor...”
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