Antoine Thomson d'Abbadie

Antoine Thomson d'Abbadie
Antoine Thomson d'Abbadie
Born(1810-01-03)3 January 1810
Dublin, Ireland
Died19 March 1897(1897-03-19) (aged 87)
Paris, France
CitizenshipFrance
Scientific career
FieldsGeographer

Antoine Thomson d'Abbadie d'Arrast (3 January 1810 – 19 March 1897) 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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