Édouard-Alfred Martel

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Édouard-Alfred Martel was a pioneering French speleologist often regarded as the father of modern cave exploration.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf explorer
human
speleologist
awardReceived Légion d'honneur
surface form: Legion of Honour
countryOfCitizenship France
dateOfBirth 1859-07-01
dateOfDeath 1938-06-03
describedAs father of modern cave exploration
educatedAt Faculty of Law of Paris NERFINISHED
Lycée Condorcet NERFINISHED
explored Bramabiau Abyss NERFINISHED
Gouffre de Padirac NERFINISHED
Padirac Chasm NERFINISHED
caves in England
caves in Ireland
caves in Spain
caves in the Alps
caves in the Balkans
caves in the Cévennes
caves in the Pyrenees
caves of the Causses region
familyName Martel NERFINISHED
fieldOfWork cave exploration
speleology
founded Société de Spéléologie NERFINISHED
first speleological society in the world
givenName Édouard-Alfred NERFINISHED
knownFor being the father of modern speleology
pioneering cave mapping techniques
systematic scientific exploration of caves
languageOfWorkOrName French
memberOf Club Alpin Français NERFINISHED
name Édouard-Alfred Martel NERFINISHED
nationality French
notableWork La France ignorée NERFINISHED
Les Abîmes NERFINISHED
Les Cévennes NERFINISHED
occupation explorer
lawyer
speleologist
writer
placeOfBirth France
Pontoise NERFINISHED
Val-d'Oise NERFINISHED
placeOfDeath France
Loire NERFINISHED
Montbrison NERFINISHED
positionHeld founder of the Société de Spéléologie
sexOrGender male

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Cuevas del Drach discoveredBy Édouard-Alfred Martel
Padirac Cave discoveredBy Édouard-Alfred Martel
Padirac Cave firstExplorationBy Édouard-Alfred Martel
Padirac Chasm discoveredBy Édouard-Alfred Martel
Padirac Chasm firstExplorationBy Édouard-Alfred Martel