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
-
921by Antoine, Adélie, Labrousse, Sara, Goulet, Pauline, Chevallay, Mathilde, Laborie, Joris, Picard, Baptiste, Guinet, Christophe, Nerini, David, Charrassin, Jean-Benoit, Heerah, KarineContributors: “...- Institut Polaire Français Paul Emile Victor, programme 1182 ASSET- Fondation BNP-Paribas, projet...”
Published in Ecology and Evolution (2023)
Get access
Get access
Get access
Get access
Article in Journal/Newspaper -
922by Antoine, Adélie, Labrousse, Sara, Goulet, Pauline, Chevallay, Mathilde, Laborie, Joris, Picard, Baptiste, Guinet, Christophe, Nerini, David, Charrassin, Jean-Benoit, Heerah, KarineContributors: “...- Institut Polaire Français Paul Emile Victor, programme 1182 ASSET- Fondation BNP-Paribas, projet...”
Published in Ecology and Evolution (2023)
Get access
Get access
Get access
Get access
Article in Journal/Newspaper -
923by Antoine, Adélie, Labrousse, Sara, Goulet, Pauline, Chevallay, Mathilde, Laborie, Joris, Picard, Baptiste, Guinet, Christophe, Nerini, David, Charrassin, Jean-Benoit, Heerah, KarineContributors: “...- Institut Polaire Français Paul Emile Victor, programme 1182 ASSET- Fondation BNP-Paribas, projet...”
Published in Ecology and Evolution (2023)
Get access
Get access
Get access
Get access
Article in Journal/Newspaper -
924by Antoine, Adélie, Labrousse, Sara, Goulet, Pauline, Chevallay, Mathilde, Laborie, Joris, Picard, Baptiste, Guinet, Christophe, Nerini, David, Charrassin, Jean-Benoit, Heerah, KarineContributors: “...- Institut Polaire Français Paul Emile Victor, programme 1182 ASSET- Fondation BNP-Paribas, projet...”
Published in Ecology and Evolution (2023)
Get access
Get access
Get access
Get access
Article in Journal/Newspaper -
925by Strassmeier, K. G., Agabi, Karim, Agnoletto, L., Allan, Alasdair, Andersen, Michael I., Ansorge, Wolfgang R., Bortoletto, F., Briguglio, R., Buey, Jean-Tristan, Castellini, S., Coudé Du Foresto, Vincent, Damé, Luc, Deeg, Hans J., Eiroa, Carlos, Durand, Gilles, Fappani, D., Frezzotti, M., Granzer, T., Gröschke, A., Kärcher, H. J., Lenzen, Rainer, Mancini, A., Montanari, C., Mora, A., Pierre, A., Pirnay, O., Roncella, F., Schmider, Francois-Xavier, Steele, I., Storey, John W., Tothill, N. F. H., Travouillon, Tony, Vittuari, L.Contributors: “...L'Institut polaire français Paul-Emile Victor (IPEV)...”
Published in Astronomische Nachrichten (2007)
Get access
Get access
Get access
Get access
Article in Journal/Newspaper -
926by Strassmeier, K. G., Agabi, Karim, Agnoletto, L., Allan, Alasdair, Andersen, Michael I., Ansorge, Wolfgang R., Bortoletto, F., Briguglio, R., Buey, Jean-Tristan, Castellini, S., Coudé Du Foresto, Vincent, Damé, Luc, Deeg, Hans J., Eiroa, Carlos, Durand, Gilles, Fappani, D., Frezzotti, M., Granzer, T., Gröschke, A., Kärcher, H. J., Lenzen, Rainer, Mancini, A., Montanari, C., Mora, A., Pierre, A., Pirnay, O., Roncella, F., Schmider, Francois-Xavier, Steele, I., Storey, John W., Tothill, N. F. H., Travouillon, Tony, Vittuari, L.Contributors: “...L'Institut polaire français Paul-Emile Victor (IPEV)...”
Published in Astronomische Nachrichten (2007)
Get access
Get access
Get access
Get access
Article in Journal/Newspaper -
927by Espel, Diane, Coux, Camille, Pertierra, Luis R, Eymar-Dauphin, Pauline, Lembrechts, Jonas J., Renault, DContributors: “...–2020) and the French Polar Institute Paul-Emile Victor (project 136-SUBANTECO). LPR co-author...”
Published in Insects (2023)
Get access
Get access
Get access
Get access
Article in Journal/Newspaper -
928by Espel, Diane, Coux, Camille, Pertierra, Luis R, Eymar-Dauphin, Pauline, Lembrechts, Jonas J., Renault, DContributors: “...–2020) and the French Polar Institute Paul-Emile Victor (project 136-SUBANTECO). LPR co-author...”
Published in Insects (2023)
Get access
Get access
Get access
Get access
Article in Journal/Newspaper -
929by Espel, Diane, Coux, Camille, Pertierra, Luis R, Eymar-Dauphin, Pauline, Lembrechts, Jonas J., Renault, DContributors: “...–2020) and the French Polar Institute Paul-Emile Victor (project 136-SUBANTECO). LPR co-author...”
Published in Insects (2023)
Get access
Get access
Get access
Get access
Article in Journal/Newspaper -
930by Espel, Diane, Coux, Camille, Pertierra, Luis R, Eymar-Dauphin, Pauline, Lembrechts, Jonas J., Renault, DContributors: “...–2020) and the French Polar Institute Paul-Emile Victor (project 136-SUBANTECO). LPR co-author...”
Published in Insects (2023)
Get access
Get access
Get access
Get access
Article in Journal/Newspaper -
931by Espel, Diane, Coux, Camille, Pertierra, Luis R, Eymar-Dauphin, Pauline, Lembrechts, Jonas J., Renault, DContributors: “...–2020) and the French Polar Institute Paul-Emile Victor (project 136-SUBANTECO). LPR co-author...”
Published in Insects (2023)
Get access
Get access
Get access
Get access
Article in Journal/Newspaper -
932by Espel, Diane, Coux, Camille, Pertierra, Luis R, Eymar-Dauphin, Pauline, Lembrechts, Jonas J., Renault, DContributors: “...–2020) and the French Polar Institute Paul-Emile Victor (project 136-SUBANTECO). LPR co-author...”
Published in Insects (2023)
Get access
Get access
Get access
Get access
Article in Journal/Newspaper -
933by Espel, Diane, Coux, Camille, Pertierra, Luis R, Eymar-Dauphin, Pauline, Lembrechts, Jonas J., Renault, DContributors: “...–2020) and the French Polar Institute Paul-Emile Victor (project 136-SUBANTECO). LPR co-author...”
Published in Insects (2023)
Get access
Get access
Get access
Get access
Article in Journal/Newspaper -
934by Espel, Diane, Coux, Camille, Pertierra, Luis R, Eymar-Dauphin, Pauline, Lembrechts, Jonas J., Renault, DContributors: “...–2020) and the French Polar Institute Paul-Emile Victor (project 136-SUBANTECO). LPR co-author...”
Published in Insects (2023)
Get access
Get access
Get access
Get access
Article in Journal/Newspaper -
935by Espel, Diane, Coux, Camille, Pertierra, Luis R, Eymar-Dauphin, Pauline, Lembrechts, Jonas J., Renault, DContributors: “...–2020) and the French Polar Institute Paul-Emile Victor (project 136-SUBANTECO). LPR co-author...”
Published in Insects (2023)
Get access
Get access
Get access
Get access
Article in Journal/Newspaper -
936by Espel, Diane, Coux, Camille, Pertierra, Luis R, Eymar-Dauphin, Pauline, Lembrechts, Jonas J., Renault, DContributors: “...–2020) and the French Polar Institute Paul-Emile Victor (project 136-SUBANTECO). LPR co-author...”
Published in Insects (2023)
Get access
Get access
Get access
Get access
Article in Journal/Newspaper -
937by Espel, Diane, Coux, Camille, Pertierra, Luis R, Eymar-Dauphin, Pauline, Lembrechts, Jonas J., Renault, DContributors: “...–2020) and the French Polar Institute Paul-Emile Victor (project 136-SUBANTECO). LPR co-author...”
Published in Insects (2023)
Get access
Get access
Get access
Get access
Article in Journal/Newspaper -
938by Espel, Diane, Coux, Camille, Pertierra, Luis R, Eymar-Dauphin, Pauline, Lembrechts, Jonas J., Renault, DContributors: “...–2020) and the French Polar Institute Paul-Emile Victor (project 136-SUBANTECO). LPR co-author...”
Published in Insects (2023)
Get access
Get access
Get access
Get access
Article in Journal/Newspaper -
939by Espel, Diane, Coux, Camille, Pertierra, Luis R, Eymar-Dauphin, Pauline, Lembrechts, Jonas J., Renault, DContributors: “...–2020) and the French Polar Institute Paul-Emile Victor (project 136-SUBANTECO). LPR co-author...”
Published in Insects (2023)
Get access
Get access
Get access
Get access
Article in Journal/Newspaper -
940by Ricaud, Philippe, Genthon, C., Durand, P., Attié, Jean-Luc, Carminati, F., Canut, G., Vanacker, J.-F., Moggio, L., Courcoux, Yann, Pellegrini, A., Rose, T.Contributors: “...L'Institut polaire français Paul-Emile Victor (IPEV)...”
Published in Boundary-Layer Meteorology (2012)
Get access
Get access
Get access
Get access
Article in Journal/Newspaper