Lucien Gallois
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Lucien Louis Joseph Gallois (1857–1941) was a French geographer
who was a native of Metz
.
He was a student at the École Normale Supérieure
in Paris, where he took classes from Paul Vidal de la Blache
(1845–1918). In 1884 he received his agrégation, and in 1893 became a lecturer at the Sorbonne
. From 1898 to 1907 he was a professor of geography
at the École Normale Supérieure, and afterwards a professor at the Sorbonne, where he remained until his retirement in 1927.
Gallois made major contributions to the Annales de géographie, a geographical journal that was founded with his mentor, Paul Vidal de la Blache, and after the latters' death in 1918, he assumed directorship of Géographie universelle, a major project involving regional geography
of the whole world.
Gallois had a keen interest involving the history of geography and cartography
, as made evident by an influential 1890 study on German geographers of the Renaissance
titled Les géographes allemands de la Renaissance. Another noted publication of his was Régions naturelles et noms de pays: Étude sur la région Parisienne (Natural Regions and Country Names: A Study of the Paris region).
Geographer
A geographer is a scholar whose area of study is geography, the study of Earth's natural environment and human society.Although geographers are historically known as people who make maps, map making is actually the field of study of cartography, a subset of geography...
who was a native of Metz
Metz
Metz is a city in the northeast of France located at the confluence of the Moselle and the Seille rivers.Metz is the capital of the Lorraine region and prefecture of the Moselle department. Located near the tripoint along the junction of France, Germany, and Luxembourg, Metz forms a central place...
.
He was a student at the École Normale Supérieure
École Normale Supérieure
The École normale supérieure is one of the most prestigious French grandes écoles...
in Paris, where he took classes from Paul Vidal de la Blache
Paul Vidal de la Blache
Paul Vidal de la Blache was a French geographer. He is considered to be the founder of the modern French geography and also the founder of the French School of Geopolitics...
(1845–1918). In 1884 he received his agrégation, and in 1893 became a lecturer at the Sorbonne
Sorbonne
The Sorbonne is an edifice of the Latin Quarter, in Paris, France, which has been the historical house of the former University of Paris...
. From 1898 to 1907 he was a professor of geography
Geography
Geography is the science that studies the lands, features, inhabitants, and phenomena of Earth. A literal translation would be "to describe or write about the Earth". The first person to use the word "geography" was Eratosthenes...
at the École Normale Supérieure, and afterwards a professor at the Sorbonne, where he remained until his retirement in 1927.
Gallois made major contributions to the Annales de géographie, a geographical journal that was founded with his mentor, Paul Vidal de la Blache, and after the latters' death in 1918, he assumed directorship of Géographie universelle, a major project involving regional geography
Regional geography
Regional geography is the study of world regions. Attention is paid to unique characteristics of a particular region such as natural elements, human elements, and regionalization which covers the techniques of delineating space into regions....
of the whole world.
Gallois had a keen interest involving the history of geography and cartography
Cartography
Cartography is the study and practice of making maps. Combining science, aesthetics, and technique, cartography builds on the premise that reality can be modeled in ways that communicate spatial information effectively.The fundamental problems of traditional cartography are to:*Set the map's...
, as made evident by an influential 1890 study on German geographers of the Renaissance
Renaissance
The Renaissance was a cultural movement that spanned roughly the 14th to the 17th century, beginning in Italy in the Late Middle Ages and later spreading to the rest of Europe. The term is also used more loosely to refer to the historical era, but since the changes of the Renaissance were not...
titled Les géographes allemands de la Renaissance. Another noted publication of his was Régions naturelles et noms de pays: Étude sur la région Parisienne (Natural Regions and Country Names: A Study of the Paris region).