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Élisée Reclus
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French geographer and writer (1830–1905)
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Élisée Reclus was a French geographer, university teacher, writer, and communard. Born Jacques Élisée Reclus on 15 March 1830 in Sainte-Foy-la-Grande, he was the son of Jacques Reclus and brother to Paul, Onésime, Armand, and Élie Reclus. He studied under Carl Ritter and worked as a teacher at the New University of Brussels. His political ideology included anarchism and anarcho-communism.
Reclus participated in the Siege of Paris and was a member of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences, the International Workingmen's Association, the Jura Federation, and the Société de Géographie. He authored numerous works, including *Borgerkrigen i Nordamerika*, *L'évolution, la révolution et l'idéal anarchique*, *Scritti sociali*, *Le Caire*, and *Pour la vie*. He died on 4 July 1905 in Torhout and is buried at Ixelles Cemetery. His archives are held at the International Institute of Social History and the Archives nationales.
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 15 March 1830
- Died
- 4 July 1905
- Works
- 241
Top works
- Eṿolutsyon, reṿolutsyon un der anarkhisṭisher ideal
- Borgerkrigen i Nordamerika
- L'évolution, la révolution et l'idéal anarchique
- Scritti sociali
- Le Caire
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Belgium
- Place of birth
- Sainte-Foy-la-Grande
- Place of death
- Torhout
- Father
- Jacques Reclus
- Occupation
- opinion journalist
- Employer
- New University of Brussels
- Languages spoken
- French
- Native language
- French
- Student of
- Carl Ritter
- Conflict
- Siege of Paris
- Image
- Élisée Reclus, photo par Nadar, 1889.jpg
- Political ideology
- anarcho-communism
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- Commons category
- Élisée Reclus
- date of death
- 1905-07-04
- date of birth
- 1830-03-15
- Commons Creator page
- Élisée Reclus
- described by source
- The Nuttall Encyclopædia
- Commons gallery
- Élisée Reclus
- member of
- Brazilian Academy of Letters
- birth name
- Jacques Élisée Reclus
- place of burial
- Ixelles Cemetery
- name in native language
- Élisée Reclus
- archives at
- Archives nationales
- writing language
- French
- contributed to creative work
- Popular Science
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Works in European collections
8 objects attributed to Élisée Reclus, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana
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Encyclopedic overview
Jacques Élisée Reclus ( French: [ʁəkly]; 15 March 1830 – 4 July 1905) was a French geographer, writer, and anarchist. He produced his 19-volume masterwork, La Nouvelle Géographie universelle, la terre et les hommes (Universal Geography), over a period of nearly 20 years (1875–1894). In 1892 he was awarded the Gold Medal of the Paris Geographical Society for this work, despite having been banished from France because of his political activism.
Biography
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