Lise Reclus (1830-1905)
lise Reclus (March 15, 1830 - July 4, 1905), also known as Jacques lise Reclus, was a renowned French geographer, writer and anarchist. He produced his 19-volume masterwork La Nouvelle Gographie universelle, la terre et les hommes over a period of nearly 20 years (1875 1894). In 1892 he was awarded the prestigious Gold Medal of the Paris Geographical Society for this work, despite his having been banished from France because of his political activism.
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