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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81by Ponthus, Léandre, de Saint Blanquat, Michel, Guillaume, Damien, Le Romancer, Marc, Pearson, Norman, O’Reilly, Suzanne, Grégoire, MichelContributors: “...Institut Polaire Français Paul Emile Victor...”
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83by Zhang, Rui, Debeljak, Pavla, Blain, Stephane, Obernosterer, IngridContributors: “...Institut Polaire Français Paul Emile Victor...”
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84by Gérard, Karin, Roby, Charlotte, Bierne, Nicolas, Borsa, Philippe, Féral, Jean‐Pierre, Chenuil, AnneContributors: “...Institut Polaire Français Paul Emile Victor...”
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87by Barbel, Héloïse, Bhiry, Najat, Todisco, Dominique, Desrosiers, Pierre, Marguerie, DominiqueContributors: “...Institut Polaire Français Paul Emile Victor...”
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88High mortality rates in a juvenile free‐ranging marine predator and links to dive and forage abilityby Cox, Sam L., Authier, Matthieu, Orgeret, Florian, Weimerskirch, Henri, Guinet, ChristopheContributors: “...Institut Polaire Français Paul Emile Victor...”
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89by Angelier, Frédéric, Chastel, Olivier, Lendvai, Adam Z., Parenteau, Charline, Weimerskirch, Henri, Wingfield, John C.Contributors: “...Institut Polaire Français Paul Emile Victor...”
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90by Liu, Yan, Blain, Stéphane, Crispi, Olivier, Rembauville, Mathieu, Obernosterer, IngridContributors: “...Institut Polaire Français Paul Emile Victor...”
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91by Allegue, Hassen, Guinet, Christophe, Patrick, Samantha C., Hindell, Mark A., McMahon, Clive R., Réale, DenisContributors: “...Institut Polaire Français Paul Emile Victor...”
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92by Schmidt, Niels Martin, Roslin, Tomas, Hansen, Lars Holst, Gilg, Olivier, Lang, Johannes, Sittler, Benoit, Hansen, Jannik, Bollache, Loïc, Vesterinen, EeroContributors: “...Institut Polaire Français Paul Emile Victor...”
Published in Polar Science (2022)
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93by Leclaire, Sarah, Pineaux, Maxime, Blanchard, Pierrick, White, Joël, Hatch, Scott A.Contributors: “...Institut Polaire Français Paul Emile Victor...”
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94by Gallon, S., Bailleul, F., Charrassin, J.-B., Guinet, C., Bost, C.-A., Handrich, Y., Hindell, M.Contributors: “...Institut Paul Emile Victor...”
Published in Deep Sea Research Part II: Topical Studies in Oceanography (2013)
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95by Meyer, Nicolas, Bollache, Loïc, Galipaud, Matthias, Moreau, Jérôme, Dechaume-Moncharmont, François-Xavier, Afonso, Eve, Angerbjörn, Anders, Bêty, Joël, Brown, Glen, Ehrich, Dorothée, Gilg, Vladimir, Giroux, Marie-Andrée, Hansen, Jannik, Lanctot, Richard, Lang, Johannes, Latty, Christopher, Lecomte, Nicolas, McKinnon, Laura, Kennedy, Lisa, Reneerkens, Jeroen, Saalfeld, Sarah, Sabard, Brigitte, Schmidt, Niels M., Sittler, Benoît, Smith, Paul, Sokolov, Aleksander, Sokolov, Vasiliy, Sokolova, Natalia, van Bemmelen, Rob, Varpe, Øystein, Gilg, OlivierContributors: “...Institut Polaire Français Paul Emile Victor...”
Published in Science of The Total Environment (2021)
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96by Fongy, Anaïs, Romestaing, Caroline, Blanc, Coralie, Lacost‐Garanger, Nicolas, Raccurt, Mireille, Rouanet, Jean‐Louis, Duchamp, ClaudeContributors: “...Institut Polaire Français Paul Emile Victor...”
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97by Ask, Amalie Vigdel, Jenssen, Bjørn Munro, Tartu, Sabrina, Angelier, Frédéric, Chastel, Olivier, Gabrielsen, Geir WingContributors: “...Institut Polaire Français Paul Emile Victor...”
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98by Gamble, Amandine, Bazire, Romain, Delord, Karine, Barbraud, Christophe, Jaeger, Audrey, Gantelet, Hubert, Thibault, Eric, Lebarbenchon, Camille, Lagadec, Erwan, Tortosa, Pablo, Weimerskirch, Henri, Thiebot, Jean‐Baptiste, Garnier, Romain, Tornos, Jérémy, Boulinier, ThierryContributors: “...Institut Polaire Français Paul Emile Victor...”
Published in Journal of Applied Ecology (2019)
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99by Thiebot, Jean‐Baptiste, Cherel, Yves, Acqueberge, Manon, Prudor, Aurélien, Trathan, Philip N., Bost, Charles‐AndréContributors: “...French Polar Institute Paul-Emile Victor...”
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100by Antoine, Adélie, Labrousse, Sara, Goulet, Pauline, Chevallay, Mathilde, Laborie, Joris, Picard, Baptiste, Guinet, Christophe, Nerini, David, Charrassin, Jean‐Benoît, Heerah, KarineContributors: “...Institut Polaire Français Paul Emile Victor...”
Published in Ecology and Evolution (2023)
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