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- Alfred_Grandidier abstract "Alfred Grandidier (20 December 1836 – 13 September 1921) was a French naturalist and explorer.From a very wealthy family, at the age of 20, he and his brother, Ernest Grandidier (1833–1912), undertook a voyage around the world. At first they were led by the astronomer and physicist Pierre Jules César Janssen (1824–1907), but when Janssen fell sick and had to return to France after about six months, the brothers continued the journey.They visited South America in 1858 and 1859 and in particular the Andes, Peru, Chile, Bolivia, Argentina and Brazil. During this voyage they gathered a significant collection of specimens which were analyzed, in 1860, by Ernest.The two brothers parted ways after this. Ernest Grandidier went to China and collected a vast number of specimens which are now in the Louvre and the Guimet museum. Alfred travelled to India, reaching it in 1863. He had intended to explore the high plateau of Tibet, but was prevented by a severe attack of fever. Grandidier travelled to Zanzibar to recuperate, remaining some time and making important collections and publishing an account of his findings. He then visited the island of Réunion and in 1865 made his first visit to Madagascar. He became devoted to the study of the island, revisiting in 1866 and 1868. He finally returned permanently to France in 1870. During his explorations he crossed the island three times, travelling 3000 kilometers in the interior and 2500 along the coast. He made observations which resulted in the production of a map of the island used in future expeditions.After returning to France he began to work on his great work, L'Histoire physique, naturelle et politique de Madagascar. This work was undertaken in cooperation with others such as Alphonse Milne-Edwards and Leon Vaillant. This work ran to 40 volumes, the final volumes published posthumously by his son Guillaume Grandidier. He described about 50 new species of reptiles and amphibians.Alfred Grandidier's work drew the attention of the French government to Madagascar, which it would annex at the end of 1890.He was elected to the French Academy of Sciences in 1885 and was the president of the French Geographical Society from 1901 to 1905. The Royal Geographical Society awarded him their Founder's Gold Medal in 1906.Oplurus grandidieri, a species of lizard, and Xenotyphlops grandidieri, a species of snake, were named in his honor by French herpetologist François Mocquard.".
- Alfred_Grandidier birthDate "1836-12-20".
- Alfred_Grandidier deathDate "1921-09-13".
- Alfred_Grandidier field Natural_history.
- Alfred_Grandidier knownFor Madagascar.
- Alfred_Grandidier nationality France.
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- Alfred_Grandidier authorAbbrevZoo "A. Grandidier".
- Alfred_Grandidier birthDate "1836-12-20".
- Alfred_Grandidier caption "Alfred Grandidier, 1888".
- Alfred_Grandidier deathDate "1921-09-13".
- Alfred_Grandidier fields Natural_history.
- Alfred_Grandidier knownFor "studies of Madagascar".
- Alfred_Grandidier name "Alfred Grandidier".
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- Alfred_Grandidier subject Category:1836_births.
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- Alfred_Grandidier hypernym Naturalist.
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