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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61by Douce, Pauline, Saiz, Hugo, Benot, Marie‐Lise, Mermillod‐Blondin, Florian, Simon, Laurent, Renault, David, Vallier, Felix, Oury, Yoann, Fontaine, Matthieu, Bittebiere, Anne‐KristelContributors: “...Institut Polaire Français Paul Emile Victor...”
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62by Fabri‐Ruiz, Salomé, Danis, Bruno, Navarro, Nicolas, Koubbi, Philippe, Laffont, Rémi, Saucède, ThomasContributors: “...Institut Polaire Français Paul Emile Victor...”
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63by Fort, Jérôme, Grémillet, David, Traisnel, Gwendoline, Amélineau, Françoise, Bustamante, PacoContributors: “...French Polar Institute Paul Emile Victor...”
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64by Bernard, Eric, Friedt, Jean Michel, Schiavone, Sophie, Tolle, Florian, Griselin, MadeleineContributors: “...Institut Polaire Français Paul Emile Victor...”
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65by Lamb, Juliet, Tornos, Jeremy, Dedet, Romain, Gantelet, Hubert, Keck, Nicolas, Baron, Juliette, Bely, Marine, Clessin, Augustin, Flechet, Aline, Gamble, Amandine, Boulinier, ThierryContributors: “...Institut Polaire Français Paul Emile Victor...”
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66by Grunst, Melissa L., Grunst, Andrea S., Grémillet, David, Fort, JérômeContributors: “...Institut Polaire Français Paul Emile Victor...”
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67by McCoy, Karen D., Toty, Céline, Dupraz, Marlène, Tornos, Jérémy, Gamble, Amandine, Garnier, Romain, Descamps, Sébastien, Boulinier, ThierryContributors: “...Institut Polaire Français Paul Emile Victor...”
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68by Amélineau, F., Fort, J., Mathewson, P. D., Speirs, D. C., Courbin, N., Perret, S., Porter, W. P., Wilson, R. J., Grémillet, D.Contributors: “...Institut Polaire Français Paul Emile Victor...”
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69by Grunst, Melissa L., Grunst, Andrea S., Grémillet, David, Fort, JérômeContributors: “...Institut Polaire Français Paul Emile Victor...”
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70by de Grissac, Sophie, Bartumeus, Frederic, Cox, Sam L., Weimerskirch, HenriContributors: “...Institut Polaire Français Paul Emile Victor...”
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71by Fay, Rémi, Barbraud, Christophe, Delord, Karine, Weimerskirch, HenriContributors: “...Institut Polaire Français Paul Emile Victor...”
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72by Etchart, Léa, Lecomte, Nicolas, Dechaume-Moncharmont, François-Xavier, Moreau, Jérôme, Lang, Johannes, Pagnon, Thomas, Sittler, Benoit, Teixeira, Maria, Bollache, Loïc, Gilg, OlivierContributors: “...Institut Polaire Français Paul Emile Victor...”
Published in Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences (2024)
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73by Quéroué, Maud, Barbraud, Christophe, Barraquand, Frédéric, Turek, Daniel, Delord, Karine, Pacoureau, Nathan, Gimenez, OlivierContributors: “...Institut Polaire Français Paul Emile Victor...”
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74by Merkling, Thomas, Perrot, Charlotte, Helfenstein, Fabrice, Ferdy, Jean‐Baptiste, Gaillard, Laurent, Lefol, Emilie, Voisin, Emmanuelle, Hatch, Scott A., Danchin, Etienne, Blanchard, PierrickContributors: “...Institut Polaire Français Paul Emile Victor...”
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75by Weimerskirch, H., Filippi, D.P., Collet, J., Waugh, S.M., Patrick, S.C.Contributors: “...Institut Polaire Français Paul Emile Victor...”
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76by Marandel, Lucie, Gaudin, Philippe, Guéraud, François, Glise, Stéphane, Herman, Alexandre, Plagnes-Juan, Elisabeth, Véron, Vincent, Panserat, Stéphane, Labonne, JacquesContributors: “...French Polar Institute Paul Emile Victor...”
Published in Science of The Total Environment (2018)
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77by Marchand, Lorène Julia, Tarayre, Michèle, Dorey, Thomas, Rantier, Yann, Hennion, FrançoiseContributors: “...Institut Polaire Français Paul Emile Victor...”
Published in Polar Biology (2020)
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78by Dupont, Sophie M., Barbraud, Christophe, Chastel, Olivier, Delord, Karine, Parenteau, Charline, Ribout, Cécile, Angelier, FrédéricContributors: “...Institut Polaire Français Paul Emile Victor...”
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79by Martin, Jean-Louis, Smith, Paul Allen, Béchet, Arnaud, Daufresne, TanguyContributors: “...Institut Polaire Français Paul Emile Victor...”
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80by Verheye, Marie L, D’Udekem D’Acoz, CédricContributors: “...Institut polaire français Paul Émile Victor...”
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