Société de géographie


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Description

The Société de Géographie (French, "Geographical Society"), is the world's oldest geographical society. It was founded in 1821 as the first Geographic Society. Since 1878, its headquarters have been at 184 Boulevard Saint-Germain, Paris. The entrance is marked by two gigantic caryatids representing Land and Sea. It was here, in 1879, that the construction of the Panama Canal was decided.

Publications

TitlePublication DateDescriptionLink
Société de géographie (webpage from Wikipedia) A short article about the society. Link

Events

NameDate
Founding of the Société de géographie 1821-12-15

People


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NameDate of BirthDate of DeathShort Biography
Pierre Savorgnan de Brazza 18521905an Italian explorer