Died 1897-03-19.
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Antoine Thomson d'Abbadie
Antoine Thomson d'Abbadie d'Arrast was a Basque-Irish explorer, geographer, ethnologist, linguist and astronomer, renowned for his expeditions in Ethiopia during the early 19th century. He was the elder brother of Arnaud-Michel d'Abbadie, who accompanied him on his travels.
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science · Irish-born Basque explorer, geographer, ethnologist, linguist and astronomer · explorer · numismatist · physicist · cartographer · archaeologist · politician · writer · astronomer · patron of the arts · also Antoine Thomson d'Abbadie, d'Abbadie
Born 3 January 1810 · Died 19 March 1897 · Q370987
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1897· 3 entries
Did not bring an end to this tradition — the festivals continued for about thirty more years
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Bequeathed the Abbadia estate and castle in Hendaye, generating an annual revenue of 40,000 francs, to the Academy of Sciences
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1895· 1 entry
On condition of its producing a catalogue of half-a-million stars within fifty years' time, with the work to be carried out by members of religious orders
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1892· 2 entries
Career landmark: president of the French Academy of Sciences (1892–1892).
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Along with the title Euskaldunen Aïta — "Father of the Basque People
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1873· 1 entry
Under the title Observations relatives à la physique du globe faites au Brésil et en Éthiopie
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1871· 1 entry
Career landmark: Mayor of Hendaye (1871–1875).
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1868· 1 entry
As Douze ans de séjour dans la Haute-Éthiopie, later translated as Twelve Years in Upper Ethiopia
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1864· 1 entry
And president of the French Academy of Sciences in 1892
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1852· 1 entry
And remained committed to it until his death
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1850· 1 entry
Awarded Grande Médaille d'Or des Explorations (1850).
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1846· 1 entry
And Guglielmo Massaia was appointed Apostolic Vicar of the Oromos
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1845· 1 entry
Antoine d'Abbadie, in a letter addressed to Cardinal Fransoni, proposed the establishment of a mission to the Oromo population of the Horn of Africa
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1837· 1 entry
To join his younger brother, Arnaud, who awaited him there
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1835· 1 entry
The French Academy commissioned Antoine d’Abbadie to undertake a scientific mission to Brazil
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1827· 1 entry
Impressed the local population by swimming to the Boucalot rock, located nearly 500 meters offshore
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1818· 1 entry
The family relocated to France, where Antoine and his brother received a rigorous scientific education
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1810· 1 entry
Born 1810-01-03.
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