CONRAD MALTE-BRUN
\kˈɒnɹad mˈɒltbɹˈʌn], \kˈɒnɹad mˈɒltbɹˈʌn], \k_ˈɒ_n_ɹ_a_d m_ˈɒ_l_t_b_ɹ_ˈʌ_n]\
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originally Malte Conrad Brunn. A famous French geographer and publicist; born at Thisted, Denmark, Aug. 12, 1775; died in Paris, Dec. 14, 1826. Banished from his native country in 1800, he resided in Paris. His great work was "Epitome of Universal Geography" (1810-29; latest ed., 6 vols., 1872). He also founded the "Annals of Travels, Geography, and History" (1808-14); collaborated in "Mathematical, Physical, and Political Geography" (16 vols., 1804-7) and "Dictionary of Universal Geography" (8 vols., 1821); wrote "Scientific and Literary Miscellanies" (3 vols., 1828); etc.
By Charles Dudley Warner
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