How to Pronounce Édouard-Alfred Martel
#50
Most Popular
Boost
Jul 01, 1859 Pontoise, Île de France, France Died on 03 Jun 1938 (aged 78)
French cave explorer
CancerÉdouard Alfred Martel - Place of Birth, Date of Birth, Age, Wiki, Facts, Net Worth, Birthday, Biography and Family
Édouard Alfred Martel, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Family, Facts, Age, Net Worth, Biography and More in FamedBorn.com
About Édouard Alfred Martel
- Édouard-Alfred Martel (1 July 1859, Pontoise, Val-d'Oise – 3 June 1938, Montbrison), the 'father of modern speleology', was a world pioneer of cave exploration, study, and documentation.
- Martel explored thousands of caves in his native France and many other countries, popularised the pursuit of cave exploration, introduced the concept of speleology as a distinct area of scientific study, maintained an extensive archive, and in 1895 founded Société de Spéléologie, the first organisation devoted to cave science in the world.
