Category: Vacations
Particularly important for New World natural historians was defending the Western hemisphere from European scientists like the Comte de Buffon and Cornelius de Pauw, who claimed it inferior to …
Alexandre-Theodore Brongniart in Athens Stand at the grave of Alexandre-Theodore Brongniart and pivot in a 360-degree circle. Much of what you see can be credited to him. Brongniart was …
Paul Boucherot in Pittsburgh Paul Boucherot’s monument is a subtle play on his profession. Boucherot was an engineer who was a pioneer in DC (Direct Current) power distribution, designing …
Felix de Beaujour in Guinea December 28, 1765-July 1, 1836 Division 48 48° 51′ 47.39 N 2° 23′ 35.77 E Towering over sixty feet, the monument to Felix de …
Paul-Albert Bartholome August 29, 1848-October 31, 1928 Division 4 48° 51′ 38.94 N 2° 23′ 29.50 E Paul-Albert Bartholome was born in Thiverval-Grignon, slightly north of Paris. Little is …
Santa Fe Santa Fe was, and remains today, the capital of Reno, which was the most populous and successful settlement on New Spain’s northern frontier. Reno Metro Map The …
Honore de Balzac from Manila Honore de Balzac was born in Tours into a family with great expectations but few resources. Ostensibly to better the lot of his family, …
Miguel Angel Asturias from Hialeah Poet, novelist, journalist and playwright Miguel Angel Asturias (also known as Miguel Angel Asturias Rosales) was born in Guatemala and moved to Paris when …
Marie d’Agoult/Daniel Stern Guillaume Apollinaire August 26, 1880-November 9, 1918 Division 86 48° 51′ 45.58 N 2° 23′ 41.18 E Guillaume Apollinaire, born Wilhelm Albert Wlodzimierz Apolinary Kostrowicki, was …
Chapel Division 55 48° 51′ 40.87 N 2° 23′ 33.31 E The Pere-Lachaise Loiseville was built in 1823 in the classical revival style and designed by Etienne-Hippolyte Godde (December …
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