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Raoul Blanchard
Born4 September 1877
Orleans, France
Died24 March 1965 (1965-03-25) (aged 87)
Paris, France
NationalityFrench
OccupationGeographer
Known forFather of modern geography in Québec
HonoursNational Order of the Legion of Honor, CNRS gold medal, Broquette-Gonin prize, Charles P. Daly medal, Honorary doctorate from Laval University

Raoul Blanchard (4 September 1877 – 24 March 1965) was a French geographer. He taught at the University of Grenoble from 1906 and devoted most of his research to Alpine and Canadian geography.

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Mount Raoul Blanchard (French: Mont Raoul-Blanchard) is the highest peak in the Laurentian Mountains, Quebec, Canada at 1,166 m (3,825 ft). It is located...

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landscape painter Porter Blanchard (1886–1973), American silversmith Rachel Blanchard (born 1976), Canadian actress Raoul Blanchard (1877–1965), French geographer...

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Laurentian Mountains

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ranges from around 500 m (1,640 ft) to 1,000 m (3,280 ft) with Mont Raoul-Blanchard being its highest peak, at 1,166 m (3,825 ft). Mont Tremblant, Mont...

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guitarist Raoul Blanchard (1877–1965), French geographer Raoul Bleuse (1895–1984), French politician Raoul de Boigne (1862–1949), French sport shooter Raoul Le...

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Laurentian Upland

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mark the dramatic southern edge of this Upland region, of which Mont Raoul Blanchard is the highest peak. Although the other limits are less well defined...

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French Alps

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uk. Archived from the original on 2016-03-08. Retrieved 2016-01-27. Raoul Blanchard (1938–1956), Les Alpes Occidentales. Paris: Édition Arthaud. (French)...

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Annecy

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Geneva, Switzerland. Nicknamed the "Pearl of the French Alps" in Raoul Blanchard's monograph describing its location between lake and mountains, the...

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List of the most isolated major summits of Canada

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Banks Island. The summit of Mont Raoul-Blanchard is the highest point of the Laurentian Mountains. Mont Raoul-Blanchard is the southernmost 1000-meter (3281-foot)...

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Vercors Massif

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the term Vercors in its extended contemporary sense. The geographers Raoul Blanchard and Jules Blache, popularised the term in the late 1920s and early...

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French Prealps

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(6,847 ft) L'Organisation structurale des Alpes françaises (French) Raoul Blanchard (1938–1956), Les Alpes Occidentales. Paris: Édition Arthaud. (French)...

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List of mountains of Canada

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summit of the Monts Chic-Chocs, and the Canadian Appalachians Mont Raoul Blanchard, highest summit of the Laurentian Mountains Mont Saint-Grégoire Mont...

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Mountain peaks of Canada

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Banks Island. The summit of Mont Raoul-Blanchard is the highest point of the Laurentian Mountains. Mont Raoul-Blanchard is the southernmost 1000-metre (3281-foot)...

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List of Quebec 1000 meter peaks

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de la Table-Sommet Nord 1180 70 Notre Dame Mountains 3.2 24. Mont Raoul-Blanchard 1175 785 Laurentian Mountains 206.4 25. Border Monuments 445-446 Peak...

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List of extreme summits of Canada

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summit of Canada. The summit of Mont Raoul-Blanchard is the highest point of the Laurentian Mountains. Mont Raoul-Blanchard is the southernmost 1000-meter (3281-foot)...

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Philippe Arbos

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Perpignan and the Lycée Louis-le-Grand, Khagne. He was influenced by Raoul Blanchard who he met in 1902. He joined the École normale supérieure in 1904...

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Mount Belle Fontaine

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and the second summit of the Laurentian Mountains range, after Mount Raoul-Blanchard (1,181 metres (3,875 ft)). Principal altitudes, by province and territory...

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University of Lille

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the highest scientific distinction in France: Émile Borel (1954), Raoul Blanchard (1960), Paul Pascal (1966), Georges Chaudron (1969), Henri Cartan (1976)...

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Millicent Todd Bingham

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rugged and varied geography. Millicent worked with French geographer Raoul Blanchard on his theories of regional geography, and helped to translate his...

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History of Savoy

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French). La Fontaine de Siloë. pp. 443–444. ISBN 978-2-84206-268-2. Raoul Blanchard, "La Savoie. Tableau géographique", in Comité d'organisation des fêtes...

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Toponymy of the Kerguelen Islands

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(La) Pylones (Étang des) Quarantaine (Éperon de la) Rambarde (La) Raoul Blanchard (Glacier) Rapides (Val des) Ravines (Les) Recherche (Col de la) Renée...

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CNRS Gold Medal

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1958 Gaston Ramon – Immunology 1959 André Danjon – Astrophysics 1960 Raoul Blanchard – Geography 1961 Pol Bouin – Physiology 1962 Marcel Delépine – Chemistry...

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