Guillaume Grandidier [SEP] date of birth
Guillaume Grandidier
Guillaume Grandidier (1 July 1873 – 13 September 1957) was a French geographer, ethnologist, zoologist who studied the island of Madagascar.
He was the son of the wealthy industrialist Alfred Grandidier also a zoologist and expert on Madagascar. Guillaume Grandidier was Secretary of the Geographical Society of Paris and a prolific author.
The "Atlas des Colonies Françaises, Protectorats et Territoires sous Mandat de la France", simply known as the Atlas Grandidier, was published under his direction in 1934. Among his other works
Grandidier
Grandidier is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
- Alfred Grandidier (1836–1921), French naturalist and explorer
- Ernest Grandidier, brother of Alfred
- Guillaume Grandidier, biologist, son of Alfred