Elisee Reclus
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Elisee Reclus Net Worth

Élisée Reclus was a renowned French geographer, anarchist and writer born on March 15, 1830 in Sainte-Foy-la-Grande, France. His most famous work, the 19-volume 'La Nouvelle Géographie universelle, la terre et les hommes' (‘Universal Geography’), is renowned for its detailed illustrations and maps, and earned him the Gold Medal of the Paris Geographical Society in 1892. Reclus was a proponent of bioregionalism, and his other works include 'La Terre, description des phénomènes de la vie du globe', 2 volumes (1867-68) and 'Histoire d’un ruisseau' (1869). He was also politically active, taking part in the Nadar's balloon ascents during the German siege of Paris, and advocating for a fair, progressive economy. He was also a vocal opponent of the Malthusianism school of thought, and initiated the 'Anti-Marriage Movement'. He also condemned the atrocities against the Jews and Armenians.
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Age, Biography and Wiki

Who is it? Geographer, Anarchist, Writer
Birth Day March 15, 1830
Birth Place Sainte-Foy-la-Grande, France, French
Age 189 YEARS OLD
Died On 4 July 1905(1905-07-04) (aged 75)\nTorhout, Belgium
Birth Sign Aries
Occupation Geographer, anarchist revolutionary, and writer

💰 Net worth

Elisee Reclus, a renowned Geographer, Anarchist, and Writer in French, is estimated to have a net worth ranging between $100,000 and $1 million in the year 2024. Reclus's contributions to geography and anarchist philosophy have left an indelible mark on intellectual and political circles, making him a highly respected figure. While his financial worth may not have reached extravagant levels, his ideas and writings have had a far-reaching impact, making him an invaluable figure in the realms of academia and social activism.

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His geographical work, thoroughly researched and unflinchingly scientific, laid out a picture of human-nature interaction that we today would call bioregionalism. It showed, with more detail than anyone but a dedicated geographer could possibly absorb, how the ecology of a place determined the kinds of lives and livelihoods its denizens would have and thus how people could properly live in self-regarding and self-determined bioregions without the interference of large and centralized governments that always try to homogenize diverse geographical areas.

Biography/Timeline

1851

Withdrawing from France due to the political events of December 1851, as a young man he spent the next six years (1852–1857) traveling and working in Great Britain, the United States, Central America, and Colombia. Arriving in Louisiana in 1853, Reclus worked for about two and a half years as a tutor to the children of cousin Septime and Félicité Fortier at their plantation Félicité, located about 50 miles upriver from New Orleans. He recounted his passage through the Mississippi River Delta and impressions of antebellum New Orleans and the state in Fragment d'un voyage á Louisiane, published in 1855.

1867

On his return to Paris, Reclus contributed to the Revue des deux mondes, the Tour du monde and other periodicals, a large number of articles embodying the results of his geographical work. Among other works of this period was the short book Histoire d'un ruisseau, in which he traced the development of a great river from source to mouth. During 1867 and 1868, he published La Terre; description des phénomènes de la vie du globe in two volumes.

1870

During the Siege of Paris (1870–1871), Reclus shared in the aerostatic operations conducted by Félix Nadar, and also served in the National Guard. As a member of the Association Nationale des Travailleurs, he published a hostile manifesto against the government of Versailles in support of the Paris Commune of 1871 in the Cri du Peuple.

1872

Continuing to serve in the National Guard, which was then in open revolt, Reclus was taken prisoner on 5 April. On 16 November he was sentenced to deportation for life. Because of intervention by supporters from England, the sentence was commuted in January 1872 to perpetual banishment from France.

1882

In 1882, Reclus initiated the Anti-Marriage Movement. In accordance with these beliefs, he and his wife let their two daughters "marry" without any civil or religious ceremony, an action causing embarrassment to many of his well-wishers. The French government initiated prosecution from the High Court of Lyon, arrested him and Peter Kropotkin as the International Association's organizers, and sentenced the latter to five years' imprisonment. Reclus escaped punishment as he remained in Switzerland.

1894

In 1894, Reclus was appointed chair of comparative geography at the University of Brussels, and moved with his family to Belgium. His brother Élie Reclus was at the university already, teaching religion. Élisée Reclus continued to write, contributing several important articles and essays to French, German and English scientific journals. He was awarded the 1894 Patron's Gold Medal of the Royal Geographical Society.

1905

In 1905, shortly before his death, Reclus completed L'Homme et la terre, in which he rounded out his previous works by considering humanity's development relative to its geographical environment.

2014

After a short visit to Italy, Reclus settled at Clarens, Switzerland, where he resumed his literary labours and produced Histoire d'une montagne, a companion to Histoire d'un ruisseau. There he wrote nearly the whole of his work, La Nouvelle Géographie universelle, la terre et les hommes, "an examination of every continent and country in terms of the effects that geographic features like rivers and mountains had on human populations—and vice versa," This compilation was profusely illustrated with maps, plans, and engravings. It was awarded the gold medal of the Paris Geographical Society in 1892. An English edition was published simultaneously, also in 19 volumes, the first four by translated E. G. Raven Stein, the rest by A. H. Keane. Reclus's writings were characterized by extreme accuracy and brilliant exposition, which gave them permanent literary and scientific value.

2019

Reclus was admired by many prominent 19th century thinkers, including Alfred Russel Wallace, George Perkins Marsh and Patrick Geddes, Henry Stephens Salt, and Octave Mirbeau. James Joyce was influenced by Reclus' book La civilisation et les grands fleuves historiques.

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