Louis Vivien de Saint-Martin
Louis Vivien, called Vivien de Saint-Martin, (17 May 1802 – 26 December 1896) was a 19th-century French geographer.
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Louis Vivien de Saint-Martin

Alexandre Quinet · Gallica (Société de Géographie) · Public domain
- Born
- 17 May 1802
- Birthplace
- Saint-Martin-de-Fontenay
- Died
- 26 December 1896
- Place of death
- Versailles city
- Occupation
- Geographer
- Nationality
- France
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Louis Vivien, called Vivien de Saint-Martin, (17 May 1802 – 26 December 1896) was a 19th-century French geographer.
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• Born — 17 May 1802 • Birthplace — Saint-Martin-de-Fontenay • Died — 26 December 1896 • Place of death — Versailles city • Occupation — Geographer
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• 1841–1842:Histoire générale de la Révolution française, de l'Empire, de la Restauration, de la Monarchie de 1830, jusques et compris 1841 (4 tomes en 2 volumes), Paris, Pourrat frères. • 1844: Histoire de Napoléon et de l'Empire (2 tomes), Paris, Pourrat frères. • 1845–1846: Histoire des découvertes géographiques des nations européennes dans les diverses parties du monde (2 volumes), Paris, Arthus-Bertrand. • 1847: Recherches sur les populations primitives et les plus anciennes traditions du Caucase, Paris, Arthus-Bertrand. • 1850–1852: Études de géographie ancienne et d'ethnographie asiatique (2 volumes), Paris, Arthus-Bertrand. • 1852: Description historique et géographique de l'Asie mineure (2 volumes), Paris, Arthus-Bertrand. • 1858: Étude sur la géographie grecque et latine de l'Inde, Paris, Imprimerie impériale. • 1860: Étude sur la géographie et les populations primitives du nord-ouest de l'Inde, d'après les hymnes védiques, Paris, Imprimerie impériale. • 1863: Le Nord de l'Afrique dans l'antiquité grecque et romaine, étude historique et géographique, Paris, Imprimerie impériale. • 1873: Histoire de la géographie et des découvertes géographiques depuis les temps les plus reculés jusqu'à nos jours, Paris, Hachette. 1875 édition; • 1876–1915: with Franz Schrader: Atlas universel de géographie construit d'après les sources originales et les documents les plus récents, Paris, Hachette. • 1879–1900: with Louis Rousselet: Nouveau dictionnaire de géographie universelle (9 volumes), Paris, Hachette.
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Louis Vivien de Saint-Martin was born at Saint-Martin-de-Fontenay.
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