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Élisée Reclus

Élisée Reclus was a French and Belgian geographer, university teacher, communard, writer, anarchist and opinion journalist (1830–1905). He was born in Sainte-Foy-la-Grande and died in Torhout.

Also recorded as Elisée Reclus · Jacques Elisée · Elisee Reclus · Jacques Elisee

Élisée Reclus, by Nadar, 1889, original.

Nadar · This file comes from Gallica Digital Library and is available under the digital ID btv1b53148714b · Public domain

Biography

The authorities additionally record the headings Elisée Reclus, Jacques Elisée, Elisee Reclus, Jacques Elisee and Élysée Reclus. His recorded language was French. His recorded confession was reformed.

He was the child of Jacques Reclus and Zéline Reclus. Other recorded relations include Paul Broca and Germain Casse.

He was employed by New University of Brussels. He belonged to Société Ramond, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, International Workingmen's Association, Jura Federation and Société de Géographie.

Élisée Reclus is recorded as geographer, university teacher, communard and writer. Élisée Reclus is recorded as France and Belgium.

Élisée Reclus, par Nadar, retouchée.

Élisée Reclus, par Nadar, retouchée.

Paul Nadar · NYPL , also Gallica and [1]

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Élisee Reclus, Translated by Augustus Henry Keane, 1833-1912 · Internet Archive identifier : africatheearth03recluoft

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Life and career

Explore 1830–1905

  1. 1830

    Life

    Élisée Reclus born at Sainte-Foy-la-Grande.

  2. 1855

    Travel

    Elisee Reclus - Fragments d'un voyage à la Nouvelle Orleans Partie 2 (1855) is digitised and catalogued by Internet Archive.

  3. 1855

    Travel

    Elisee Reclus - Fragments d'un voyage à la Nouvelle Orleans Partie 2 digitised by Internet Archive.

  4. 1882

    Institution

    Histoire d'une montagne, Élisée Reclus digitised by Internet Archive.

  5. 1905

    Life

    Élisée Reclus died at Torhout.

The full dated record · 5 entries
  1. 1830

    Élisée Reclus born at Sainte-Foy-la-Grande.

  2. 1855

    Elisee Reclus - Fragments d'un voyage à la Nouvelle Orleans Partie 2 (1855) is digitised and catalogued by Internet Archive.

  3. 1855

    Elisee Reclus - Fragments d'un voyage à la Nouvelle Orleans Partie 2 digitised by Internet Archive.

  4. 1882

    Histoire d'une montagne, Élisée Reclus digitised by Internet Archive.

  5. 1905

    Élisée Reclus died at Torhout.

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Bibliography

Élisée Reclus et les États-Unis, Terra Brasilis, 2016. Élisée Reclus (1830-1905): A Nova Orleans de Élisée Reclus e as contradições da "América", GEOgraphia, 2010. ÉLISÉE RECLUS: PENSAMENTO LIBERTÁRIO E GEOGRAFIA SOCIAL, Boletim Goiano de Geografia, 2022. Élisée Reclus: Théorie géographique et théorie anarchiste, Terra Brasilis, 2016. ÉLISÉE RECLUS, UM GEÓGRAFO CRÍTICO?, Revista Geographia, 2020. Élisée Reclus: Teoria geográfica e teoria anarquista, Terra Brasilis, 2016. Traduction d'ouvrages géographiques comme outil de consolidation de l'idée de nation: le cas de la partie traitant de la Colombie dans La Nouvelle Géographie Universelle d'Elisée Reclus, Ikala: Revista de Lenguaje y Cultura, 2018.

A count of publications is evidence of attention, not of standing, and is given here only as a measure.

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Those registers additionally record the form Colloque "Élisée Reclus et nos géographies, textes et prétextes" (2005: Lyon).

Élisée Reclus studied at Faculté libre de théologie protestante de Montauban. He trained under Carl Ritter.

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