Victor Adolphe Malte-Brun

He was born in Paris, France, the son of Conrad Malte-Brun, another geographer of Danish origin, and founder of the Société de Géographie. After having been a professor of history in several colleges, he devoted himself especially to geographical studies. In 1851, Victor Adolphe Malte-Brun became a member of the Société de Géographie, and quickly rose to be its secretary-general. He was also the principal editor of the Nouvelles Annales des Voyage. He died in Marcoussis in the Essonne département and is buried in the Cimetière du Montparnasse in Paris. ==Legacy==

His name was given to the street in Marcoussis where he once lived. Mount Malte-Brun in New Zealand's Southern Alps was named, by Sir Julius von Haast, after him. ==Partial bibliography==

• Jeunes voyageurs en France (1840) • Destinée de Sir John Franklin dévoilée (1860) • ''Nouvelles acquisitions des Russes dans l'Asie orientale'' (1861) • Les États-Unis et le Mexique (1862) • ''Coup d'œil sur le Yucatan'' (1864) • Sonora et ses mines (1864) • Canal interocéanique du Darien (1865) • Histoire de Marcoussis (History of Marcoussis) (1867) • ''Histoire géographique et statistique de l'Allemagne'' (4to, 1866-'8) • La France illustrée (Illustrated France, volumes I and V, 1882) He also published a revised edition of his father's geography (8 vols., 1852–55). ==References==