| LC control no. | n 80164545 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| LC classification | PQ2625.O3776 |
| Personal name heading | Monod, Théodore, 1902-2000 |
| Variant(s) | Monod, Th. (Théodore), 1902-2000 |
| See also | Founded corporate body of person: Institut des déserts et des steppes |
| Associated country | France Senegal Mauritania |
| Birth date | 1902-04-09 |
| Death date | 2000-11-22 |
| Place of birth | Rouen (France) |
| Place of death | Versailles (France) |
| Field of activity | Sahara--Discovery and exploration Natural history--Sahara |
| Affiliation | Institut français d'Afrique noire Muséum national d'histoire naturelle (France) Institut des déserts et des steppes |
| Profession or occupation | Naturalists Authors |
| Found in | His Tanaidacés, Isopodes et Amphipodes, 1926. His L'émeraude des Garamantes, c1984: t.p. (Théodore Monod) The New York times, Nov. 25, 2000: obituaries (Théodore Monod; Théodore André Monod; French naturalist and authority on the Sahara; d. Nov. 21, 2000 in Versailles at age 98) Wikipedia, French version, Oct. 17, 2015 (Théodore Monod; b. Apr. 9, 1902 in Rouen; d. Nov. 22, 2000 in Versailles; French naturalist, explorer, scholar and humanist; at age 20 was an intern at Muséum national d'histoire naturelle, did marine biology mission to Mauritanian coast in 1922; traveled in the Sahara over more than 60 years, by camel or on foot, discovering neolithic sites and plant species; doctorate in 1926; became director of the Institut français d'Afrique noire, created in Dakar in 1936, which he came to in 1938; professor at Muséum national d'histoire naturelle 1946-1973; led many expeditions in the Sahara; friendships with Louis Massignon (orientalist and humanist), and Amadou Hampâté Bâ, Malian writer who he brought into IFAN in 1942; author of literary as well as scientific works) L'OBS culture (website), Théodore Monod est mort, 23 Nov. 2000, viewed Oct. 17, 2015 (d. Wednesday morning [Nov. 22] in a Versailles hospital) Le premier empire des steppes en Mongolie, 2013: page 10 (Théodore Monod, member of the Académie des sciences, founder of the Institut des déserts et des steppes) |
| Associated language | fre |
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