Geographer

Élisée Reclus

1830 - 1905

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Élisée Reclus

His biography is available in 38 different languages on Wikipedia. Élisée Reclus is the 23rd most popular geographer (up from 24th in 2024), the 1,236th most popular biography from France (up from 1,271st in 2019) and the 2nd most popular French Geographer.

Élisée Reclus was a French geographer and anarchist philosopher. He is most famous for his book "La Nouvelle Géographie Universelle" which is a geographical encyclopedia.

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Among Geographers

Among geographers, Élisée Reclus ranks 23 out of 86. Before him are Ibn Khordadbeh, Pomponius Mela, Paul Vidal de La Blache, Ibn Jubayr, Al-Bakri, and William Morris Davis. After him are Fra Mauro, James Lovelock, Zakariya al-Qazwini, Sebastian Münster, Jean Baptiste Bourguignon d'Anville, and Johann Georg Gmelin.

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Ibn Khordadbeh
820 - 912
HPI: 70.08
Rank: 17
Pomponius Mela
15 - 100
HPI: 69.64
Rank: 18
Paul Vidal de La Blache
1845 - 1918
HPI: 68.89
Rank: 19
Ibn Jubayr
1145 - 1217
HPI: 68.82
Rank: 20
Al-Bakri
1014 - 1094
HPI: 68.19
Rank: 21
William Morris Davis
1850 - 1934
HPI: 68.15
Rank: 22
Élisée Reclus
1830 - 1905
HPI: 67.71
Rank: 23
Fra Mauro
1385 - 1459
HPI: 67.31
Rank: 24
James Lovelock
1919 - 2022
HPI: 67.17
Rank: 25
Zakariya al-Qazwini
1203 - 1283
HPI: 66.95
Rank: 26
Sebastian Münster
1488 - 1552
HPI: 66.43
Rank: 27
Jean Baptiste Bourguignon d'Anville
1697 - 1782
HPI: 66.25
Rank: 28
Johann Georg Gmelin
1709 - 1755
HPI: 66.16
Rank: 29

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1830, Élisée Reclus ranks 19. Before him are Julius Lothar Meyer, Eadweard Muybridge, Hans von Bülow, Ōkubo Toshimichi, Louise Michel, and Princess Eugénie of Sweden. After him are Étienne-Jules Marey, Princess Alexandra of Saxe-Altenburg, Albert Günther, Karl Goldmark, Oliver Otis Howard, and Jules de Goncourt. Among people deceased in 1905, Élisée Reclus ranks 14. Before him are Grand Duke Sergei Alexandrovich of Russia, Louise Michel, Pierre Savorgnan de Brazza, Carl Wernicke, Prince Philippe, Count of Flanders, and Albert Edelfelt. After him are Leopold, Prince of Hohenzollern, Walther Flemming, Josip Juraj Strossmayer, Per Teodor Cleve, Constantin Meunier, and Anton Ažbe.

Others Born in 1830

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Julius Lothar Meyer
CHEMIST
1830 - 1895
HPI: 71.87
Rank: 13
Eadweard Muybridge
PHOTOGRAPHER
1830 - 1904
HPI: 71.33
Rank: 14
Hans von Bülow
MUSICIAN
1830 - 1894
HPI: 71.04
Rank: 15
Ōkubo Toshimichi
POLITICIAN
1830 - 1878
HPI: 70.21
Rank: 16
Louise Michel
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1830 - 1905
HPI: 69.60
Rank: 17
Princess Eugénie of Sweden
POLITICIAN
1830 - 1889
HPI: 68.90
Rank: 18
Élisée Reclus
GEOGRAPHER
1830 - 1905
HPI: 67.71
Rank: 19
Étienne-Jules Marey
INVENTOR
1830 - 1904
HPI: 67.51
Rank: 20
Princess Alexandra of Saxe-Altenburg
POLITICIAN
1830 - 1911
HPI: 66.58
Rank: 21
Albert Günther
BIOLOGIST
1830 - 1914
HPI: 65.56
Rank: 22
Karl Goldmark
COMPOSER
1830 - 1915
HPI: 65.37
Rank: 23
Oliver Otis Howard
POLITICIAN
1830 - 1909
HPI: 65.29
Rank: 24
Jules de Goncourt
WRITER
1830 - 1870
HPI: 65.20
Rank: 25

Others Deceased in 1905

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Grand Duke Sergei Alexandrovich of Russia
NOBLEMAN
1857 - 1905
HPI: 69.96
Rank: 8
Louise Michel
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1830 - 1905
HPI: 69.60
Rank: 9
Pierre Savorgnan de Brazza
EXPLORER
1852 - 1905
HPI: 68.17
Rank: 10
Carl Wernicke
PHYSICIAN
1848 - 1905
HPI: 68.05
Rank: 11
Prince Philippe, Count of Flanders
NOBLEMAN
1837 - 1905
HPI: 67.97
Rank: 12
Albert Edelfelt
PAINTER
1854 - 1905
HPI: 67.92
Rank: 13
Élisée Reclus
GEOGRAPHER
1830 - 1905
HPI: 67.71
Rank: 14
Leopold, Prince of Hohenzollern
POLITICIAN
1835 - 1905
HPI: 67.16
Rank: 15
Walther Flemming
BIOLOGIST
1843 - 1905
HPI: 67.01
Rank: 16
Josip Juraj Strossmayer
POLITICIAN
1815 - 1905
HPI: 66.68
Rank: 17
Per Teodor Cleve
CHEMIST
1840 - 1905
HPI: 66.00
Rank: 18
Constantin Meunier
PAINTER
1831 - 1905
HPI: 65.76
Rank: 19
Anton Ažbe
PAINTER
1862 - 1905
HPI: 65.40
Rank: 20

In France

Among people born in France, Élisée Reclus ranks 1,236 out of NaN. Before him are Maurice Ronet (1927), Charles-Émile Reynaud (1844), Pepin II of Aquitaine (823), Gottfried von Strassburg (1180), Étienne Gilson (1884), and Bertrade de Montfort (1070). After him are Honoré III, Prince of Monaco (1720), Prince Pierre, Duke of Valentinois (1895), Paul Bourget (1852), Abbé Pierre (1912), Jean de Dunois (1402), and Jacques Ibert (1890).

Others born in France

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Maurice Ronet
ACTOR
1927 - 1983
HPI: 67.77
Rank: 1,230
Charles-Émile Reynaud
INVENTOR
1844 - 1918
HPI: 67.76
Rank: 1,231
Pepin II of Aquitaine
POLITICIAN
823 - 864
HPI: 67.76
Rank: 1,232
Gottfried von Strassburg
WRITER
1180 - 1215
HPI: 67.75
Rank: 1,233
Étienne Gilson
PHILOSOPHER
1884 - 1978
HPI: 67.75
Rank: 1,234
Bertrade de Montfort
COMPANION
1070 - 1117
HPI: 67.73
Rank: 1,235
Élisée Reclus
GEOGRAPHER
1830 - 1905
HPI: 67.71
Rank: 1,236
Honoré III, Prince of Monaco
POLITICIAN
1720 - 1795
HPI: 67.70
Rank: 1,237
Prince Pierre, Duke of Valentinois
POLITICIAN
1895 - 1964
HPI: 67.70
Rank: 1,238
Paul Bourget
WRITER
1852 - 1935
HPI: 67.69
Rank: 1,239
Abbé Pierre
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1912 - 2007
HPI: 67.68
Rank: 1,240
Jean de Dunois
POLITICIAN
1402 - 1468
HPI: 67.68
Rank: 1,241
Jacques Ibert
COMPOSER
1890 - 1962
HPI: 67.68
Rank: 1,242