31:
44:
293:
Their terms for a competition for the best new work on "American antiquities", including maps "constructed according to exact methods" and "observations on the mores and customs of the indigenous peoples, and vocabularies of the ancient languages." extended decades-old scientific practices to a new
284:
Although the
Society rarely funded scientific travel, by issuing instructions to voyagers, encouraging research through competitions, and publishing the results of their work, it served in its early years as "an important institutional support" for the study of
1173:
et
Voyages de Découverte (Great Gold Medal of Exploration and Journeys of Discovery) has been awarded since 1829 for journeys whose outcomes have enhanced geographical knowledge. Notable recipients have been
61:
1303:
866:
1170:
1376:
169:), is the world's oldest geographical society. It was founded in 1821 as the first Geographic Society. Since 1878, its headquarters have been at 184
108:
482:
80:
1381:
471:
1386:
87:
1396:
635:
402:
242:
731:
542:
94:
127:
773:
352:(1822–1899) – offering in octavo format early news of all the discoveries of the nineteenth century – or quarterly, as
278:
436:
76:
459:
30:
844:
65:
1022:
324:, which took place from June 18 to June 23 of that year and marked the confluence of events surrounding the decline of the
1391:
1371:
262:
1211:
877:
832:
565:
1307:
1179:
659:
390:
363:
The
Society's library, map collection and photograph collection are among the world's deepest and most comprehensive.
1120:
888:
820:
796:
682:
600:
289:. Two members in the "active core" of the society played central roles in this regard: Jomard and the Irish exile
101:
54:
954:
258:
921:
1010:
742:
1109:
378:
310:
250:
230:
202:
170:
356:, with a break from 1940 until 1946. Since 1947 the Society's magazine has appeared three times a year, as
932:
647:
611:
234:
214:
518:
321:
1146:
671:
1045:
855:
206:
1068:
693:
290:
1083:
1131:
808:
530:
413:
337:
553:
298:
1248:
1210:
Other geographic societies were soon founded: Berlin (1828), London (1830), Frankfort (1836),
1187:
1183:
1098:
943:
720:
589:
254:
1229:"Colonial Prospecting in Independent Mexico: Abbé Baradère's Antiquités mexicaines (1834-36)"
297:
The society was to be associated in time with the greatest French and foreign explorers from
1240:
977:
762:
329:
306:
218:
1150:
205:. Among its 217 founders were some of the greatest scientific names of the time, including
1034:
784:
149:
17:
506:
1191:
910:
494:
448:
325:
222:
210:
1365:
1244:
1175:
1056:
988:
899:
623:
577:
424:
1345:
1135:
1072:
999:
270:
190:
1228:
1087:
965:
314:
286:
238:
43:
266:
226:
1252:
201:
The
Geographical Society was founded at a meeting on 15 December 1821 in the
1304:"Grande Médaille D'or Des Explorations et Voyages De Découverte (in French)"
302:
246:
178:
1351:
333:
1278:
274:
1214:, New York (1852), Vienna (1856), Geneva (1858), Mexico City (1859).
174:
29:
1355:
37:
1347:
La Géographie : bulletin de la Société de géographie
348:
The
Society's revue has appeared monthly since 1822, as
1332:
301:, the first European to return alive from the town of
1233:
Proceedings of the
Western Society for French History
189:. It was here, in 1879, that the construction of the
68:. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed.
1023:Louis Félix Marie François Franchet d’Esperey
8:
712:Vice-Admiral (1853) C. Laplace (1793–1875)
414:Gilbert Joseph Gaspard de Chabrol de Volvic
154:
867:Jean Louis Armand de Quatrefages de Bréau
821:Alexandre Florian Joseph Colonna Walewski
249:in his Egyptian expedition were members:
177:. The entrance is marked by two gigantic
128:Learn how and when to remove this message
370:
1306:. Société de géographie. Archived from
1203:
845:Camille Clément de La Roncière-Le Noury
472:Ambroise-Polycarpe de La Rochefoucauld
309:, and leading geographers, among them
245:. Most of the men who had accompanied
1171:Grande Médaille d'Or des Explorations
1165:Grande Médaille d'Or des Explorations
148:
7:
1266:Bulletin de la Société de géographie
1222:
1220:
483:Antoine Maurice Apollinaire d'Argout
350:Bulletin de la Société de Géographie
320:The Society was the location of the
66:adding citations to reliable sources
1333:Société de Géographie official site
294:field of anthropological inquiry.
1354:, la bibliothèque numérique de la
704:Rear-Admiral Pierre-L.-A. Mathieu
543:Jean-Jacques Germain Pelet-Clozeau
313:, founder of the French School of
25:
1164:
209:(the Society's first president),
1377:Science and technology in France
42:
955:Charles Marie Le Myre de Vilers
460:Jean-Guillaume Hyde de Neuville
53:needs additional citations for
774:Jean-Baptiste Élie de Beaumont
403:François-René de Chateaubriand
243:François-René de Chateaubriand
1:
1382:1821 establishments in France
732:Noël Jacques Lefebvre-Duruflé
437:Christophe Chabrol de Crouzol
332:, and early Arab reaction to
305:, to the underwater explorer
263:Jules Paul Benjamin Delessert
27:Geographical society of Paris
1387:Organizations based in Paris
833:Prosper de Chasseloup-Laubat
566:Narcisse-Achille de Salvandy
1397:Learned societies of France
660:Charles Athanase Walckenaer
391:Claude-Emmanuel de Pastoret
279:Jean-Baptiste Benoît Eyriès
150:[sɔsjetedəʒeɔgʁafi]
1413:
1121:Jacqueline Beaujeu-Garnier
922:Anatole Bouquet de La Grye
878:Antoine d'Abbadie d'Arrast
753:Pierre Daussy (1792–1860)
636:Ange-René-Armand de Mackau
18:Paris Geographical Society
1245:2027/spo.0642292.0032.012
541:Lieutenant-General Baron
1279:"Qui sommes-nous ?"
1227:Edison, Paul N. (2004).
1285:(in French). 2016-10-30
889:Gabriel Auguste Daubrée
797:Joseph Romain-Desfossés
743:Joseph-Daniel Guigniaut
601:Abel-François Villemain
379:Pierre-Simon de Laplace
231:Claude Louis Berthollet
171:Boulevard Saint-Germain
77:"Société de Géographie"
933:Alphonse Milne-Edwards
648:Alexander von Humboldt
612:Laurent Cunin-Gridaine
259:Jules Dumont d'Urville
235:Alexander von Humboldt
215:Charles Pierre Chapsal
35:
1283:Société de Géographie
1212:St. Petersburg (1845)
1011:Édouard-Alfred Martel
519:Camille de Montalivet
322:Arab Congress of 1913
142:Société de Géographie
34:Société de Géographie
33:
1392:Geographic societies
1372:History of geography
1046:Emmanuel de Martonne
856:Ferdinand de Lesseps
683:Edmé François Jomard
328:, the beginnings of
291:David Ballie Warden.
251:Edme-François Jomard
207:Pierre-Simon Laplace
203:Paris Hôtel de Ville
62:improve this article
694:Jean-Baptiste Dumas
634:Vice-admiral Baron
277:and others such as
164:"Geography Society"
1310:on 6 December 2014
809:Victor de Persigny
672:Louis-Mathieu Molé
531:Prosper de Barante
367:List of presidents
311:Vidal de la Blache
36:
1268:5 (1826): 595-96.
1188:Ernest Shackleton
1184:David Livingstone
1157:
1156:
1147:Jean-Robert Pitte
1067:Engineer-General
944:Alfred Grandidier
721:Hippolyte Fortoul
590:Hippolyte Jaubert
255:Conrad Malte-Brun
138:
137:
130:
112:
16:(Redirected from
1404:
1320:
1319:
1317:
1315:
1300:
1294:
1293:
1291:
1290:
1275:
1269:
1263:
1257:
1256:
1224:
1215:
1208:
978:Roland Bonaparte
371:
358:Acta Geographica
330:Arab nationalism
307:Jacques Cousteau
168:
165:
162:
159:
156:
152:
147:
133:
126:
122:
119:
113:
111:
70:
46:
38:
21:
1412:
1411:
1407:
1406:
1405:
1403:
1402:
1401:
1362:
1361:
1342:
1329:
1324:
1323:
1313:
1311:
1302:
1301:
1297:
1288:
1286:
1277:
1276:
1272:
1264:
1260:
1226:
1225:
1218:
1209:
1205:
1200:
1167:
1162:
1035:Georges Perrier
785:Gustave Rouland
554:François Guizot
369:
346:
336:immigration to
199:
166:
163:
160:
157:
145:
134:
123:
117:
114:
71:
69:
59:
47:
28:
23:
22:
15:
12:
11:
5:
1410:
1408:
1400:
1399:
1394:
1389:
1384:
1379:
1374:
1364:
1363:
1360:
1359:
1341:
1340:External links
1338:
1337:
1336:
1328:
1325:
1322:
1321:
1295:
1270:
1258:
1216:
1202:
1201:
1199:
1196:
1192:Roald Amundsen
1166:
1163:
1161:
1158:
1155:
1154:
1144:
1140:
1139:
1138:) (1919–2018)
1129:
1125:
1124:
1118:
1114:
1113:
1107:
1103:
1102:
1099:Aimé Perpillou
1096:
1092:
1091:
1090:) (1901–1978)
1081:
1077:
1076:
1075:) (1886–1973)
1065:
1061:
1060:
1054:
1050:
1049:
1043:
1039:
1038:
1031:
1027:
1026:
1019:
1015:
1014:
1008:
1004:
1003:
997:
993:
992:
986:
982:
981:
974:
970:
969:
963:
959:
958:
952:
948:
947:
941:
937:
936:
930:
926:
925:
919:
915:
914:
908:
904:
903:
897:
893:
892:
886:
882:
881:
875:
871:
870:
864:
860:
859:
853:
849:
848:
841:
837:
836:
829:
825:
824:
817:
813:
812:
805:
801:
800:
793:
789:
788:
782:
778:
777:
771:
767:
766:
759:
755:
754:
751:
747:
746:
740:
736:
735:
729:
725:
724:
718:
714:
713:
710:
706:
705:
702:
698:
697:
691:
687:
686:
680:
676:
675:
668:
664:
663:
656:
652:
651:
644:
640:
639:
632:
628:
627:
622:Admiral Baron
620:
616:
615:
609:
605:
604:
598:
594:
593:
586:
582:
581:
574:
570:
569:
562:
558:
557:
551:
547:
546:
539:
535:
534:
527:
523:
522:
515:
511:
510:
503:
499:
498:
495:Henri de Rigny
493:Admiral Count
491:
487:
486:
480:
476:
475:
468:
464:
463:
457:
453:
452:
449:Georges Cuvier
445:
441:
440:
433:
429:
428:
422:
418:
417:
411:
407:
406:
399:
395:
394:
387:
383:
382:
375:
368:
365:
345:
342:
326:Ottoman Empire
223:Joseph Fourier
211:Georges Cuvier
198:
195:
136:
135:
50:
48:
41:
26:
24:
14:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
1409:
1398:
1395:
1393:
1390:
1388:
1385:
1383:
1380:
1378:
1375:
1373:
1370:
1369:
1367:
1357:
1353:
1349:
1348:
1344:
1343:
1339:
1334:
1331:
1330:
1326:
1309:
1305:
1299:
1296:
1284:
1280:
1274:
1271:
1267:
1262:
1259:
1254:
1250:
1246:
1242:
1238:
1234:
1230:
1223:
1221:
1217:
1213:
1207:
1204:
1197:
1195:
1193:
1189:
1185:
1181:
1177:
1176:John Franklin
1172:
1159:
1152:
1148:
1145:
1142:
1141:
1137:
1133:
1130:
1127:
1126:
1122:
1119:
1116:
1115:
1111:
1108:
1105:
1104:
1100:
1097:
1094:
1093:
1089:
1085:
1082:
1079:
1078:
1074:
1070:
1069:Louis Hurault
1066:
1063:
1062:
1058:
1057:Robert Perret
1055:
1052:
1051:
1047:
1044:
1041:
1040:
1036:
1032:
1029:
1028:
1024:
1020:
1017:
1016:
1012:
1009:
1006:
1005:
1001:
998:
995:
994:
990:
989:Henri Cordier
987:
984:
983:
979:
975:
972:
971:
967:
964:
961:
960:
956:
953:
950:
949:
945:
942:
939:
938:
934:
931:
928:
927:
923:
920:
917:
916:
912:
911:Jules Janssen
909:
906:
905:
901:
900:Auguste Himly
898:
895:
894:
890:
887:
884:
883:
879:
876:
873:
872:
868:
865:
862:
861:
857:
854:
851:
850:
846:
843:Vice-Admiral
842:
839:
838:
834:
830:
827:
826:
822:
818:
815:
814:
810:
806:
803:
802:
798:
794:
791:
790:
786:
783:
780:
779:
775:
772:
769:
768:
764:
763:Eugène Daumas
760:
757:
756:
752:
749:
748:
744:
741:
738:
737:
733:
730:
727:
726:
722:
719:
716:
715:
711:
708:
707:
703:
700:
699:
695:
692:
689:
688:
684:
681:
678:
677:
673:
669:
666:
665:
661:
657:
654:
653:
649:
645:
642:
641:
637:
633:
630:
629:
625:
624:Albin Roussin
621:
618:
617:
613:
610:
607:
606:
602:
599:
596:
595:
591:
587:
584:
583:
579:
578:Jean Tupinier
575:
572:
571:
567:
563:
560:
559:
555:
552:
549:
548:
544:
540:
537:
536:
532:
528:
525:
524:
520:
516:
513:
512:
508:
504:
501:
500:
496:
492:
489:
488:
484:
481:
478:
477:
473:
469:
466:
465:
461:
458:
455:
454:
450:
446:
443:
442:
438:
434:
431:
430:
426:
425:Louis Becquey
423:
420:
419:
415:
412:
409:
408:
404:
400:
397:
396:
392:
388:
385:
384:
380:
376:
373:
372:
366:
364:
361:
359:
355:
354:La Géographie
351:
343:
341:
339:
335:
331:
327:
323:
318:
316:
312:
308:
304:
300:
295:
292:
288:
282:
280:
276:
272:
268:
264:
260:
256:
252:
248:
244:
240:
236:
232:
228:
224:
220:
216:
212:
208:
204:
196:
194:
193:was decided.
192:
188:
184:
181:representing
180:
176:
172:
151:
143:
132:
129:
121:
118:November 2021
110:
107:
103:
100:
96:
93:
89:
86:
82:
79: –
78:
74:
73:Find sources:
67:
63:
57:
56:
51:This article
49:
45:
40:
39:
32:
19:
1346:
1312:. Retrieved
1308:the original
1298:
1287:. Retrieved
1282:
1273:
1265:
1261:
1236:
1232:
1206:
1168:
1123:(1917–1995)
1112:(1926–2009)
1101:(1902–1976)
1084:Jean Despois
1059:(1881–1965)
1048:(1873–1955)
1037:(1872–1946)
1025:(1856–1942)
1013:(1859–1938)
1002:(1858–1941)
1000:Ernest Roume
991:(1849–1925)
980:(1858–1924)
968:(1842–1908)
957:(1833–1918)
946:(1836–1921)
935:(1835–1900)
924:(1827–1909)
913:(1824–1907)
902:(1823–1906)
891:(1814–1896)
880:(1810–1897)
869:(1810–1892)
858:(1805–1894)
847:(1813–1881)
835:(1805–1873)
823:(1810–1868)
811:(1808–1872)
799:(1798–1864)
787:(1806–1878)
776:(1798–1874)
765:(1803–1871)
745:(1794–1876)
734:(1792–1877)
723:(1811–1856)
696:(1800–1884)
685:(1777–1862)
674:(1781–1855)
662:(1771–1852)
650:(1769–1859)
638:(1788–1855)
626:(1781–1854)
614:(1778–1859)
603:(1790–1867)
592:(1798–1874)
580:(1779–1850)
568:(1795–1856)
556:(1787–1874)
545:(1777–1858)
533:(1782–1866)
521:(1801–1880)
509:(1788–1860)
507:Élie Decazes
497:(1782–1835)
485:(1782–1858)
474:(1765–1817)
462:(1776–1857)
451:(1769–1832)
439:(1771–1836)
427:(1760–1849)
416:(1773–1843)
405:(1768–1848)
393:(1755–1840)
381:(1749–1827)
362:
357:
353:
349:
347:
344:Publications
319:
299:René Caillié
296:
283:
219:Vivant Denon
200:
191:Panama Canal
186:
182:
141:
139:
124:
115:
105:
98:
91:
84:
72:
60:Please help
55:verification
52:
1335:(in French)
1190:(1910) and
1132:Jean Bastié
1110:Roger Blais
966:Ernest Hamy
315:Geopolitics
287:Mesoamerica
271:Henri Didot
239:Champollion
1366:Categories
1327:References
1314:1 December
1289:2021-08-02
1153:) (1949–)
267:Hottinguer
227:Gay-Lussac
88:newspapers
1253:2573-5012
1180:John Ross
338:Palestine
247:Bonaparte
179:caryatids
1194:(1913).
1186:(1857),
1182:(1834),
1178:(1829),
1033:General
1021:Marshal
831:Marquis
795:Admiral
761:General
401:Vicount
389:Marquis
377:Marquis
303:Timbuktu
1352:Gallica
976:Prince
334:Zionist
197:History
158:
146:French:
102:scholar
1251:
1160:Awards
819:Count
807:Count
670:Count
658:Baron
646:Baron
588:Count
576:Baron
564:Count
529:Baron
517:Count
447:Baron
435:Count
275:Bottin
241:, and
104:
97:
90:
83:
75:
1350:dans
1198:Notes
1143:2009
1128:1995
1117:1983
1106:1976
1095:1975
1080:1965
1064:1960
1053:1953
1042:1947
1030:1939
1018:1931
1007:1928
996:1926
985:1925
973:1910
962:1909
951:1906
940:1901
929:1897
918:1896
907:1895
896:1894
885:1893
874:1892
863:1890
852:1881
840:1873
828:1864
816:1863
804:1862
792:1861
781:1860
770:1859
758:1858
750:1857
739:1856
728:1855
717:1854
709:1853
701:1851
690:1849
679:1848
667:1847
655:1846
643:1845
631:1844
619:1843
608:1842
597:1841
585:1840
573:1839
561:1838
550:1837
538:1836
526:1835
514:1834
505:Duke
502:1833
490:1832
479:1831
470:Duke
467:1830
456:1829
444:1828
432:1827
421:1826
410:1825
398:1824
386:1823
374:1822
175:Paris
109:JSTOR
95:books
1316:2014
1249:ISSN
1169:The
317:.
185:and
183:Land
155:lit.
140:The
81:news
1356:BnF
1241:hdl
360:.
187:Sea
64:by
1368::
1281:.
1247:.
1239:.
1237:32
1235:.
1231:.
1219:^
1151:fr
1136:fr
1088:fr
1073:fr
340:.
281:.
273:,
269:,
265:,
261:,
257:,
253:,
237:,
233:,
229:,
225:,
221:,
217:,
213:,
173:,
153:;
1358:.
1318:.
1292:.
1255:.
1243::
1149:(
1134:(
1086:(
1071:(
167:'
161:'
144:(
131:)
125:(
120:)
116:(
106:·
99:·
92:·
85:·
58:.
20:)
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
