Conrad Malte-Brun

Conrad Malte-Brun
Born(1775-08-12)12 August 1775
Thisted
Died14 December 1826(1826-12-14) (aged 51)
Paris
Known forjournalism
coining the name for the geographic region Oceania
Academic background
Alma materUniversity of Copenhagen
Academic work
Disciplinegeography
Notable worksGéographie mathématique, physique et politique de toutes les parties du monde

Conrad Malte-Brun (French: [kɔ̃ʁad malt bʁœ̃]; born Malthe Conrad Bruun; 12 August 1775 – 14 December 1826), sometimes referred to simply as Malte-Brun, was a Dano-French geographer and journalist. His second son, Victor Adolphe Malte-Brun, was also a geographer. Today he is perhaps best remembered for coining the name for both the geographic regions of Oceania (French Océanie) around 1812 and Indo-China in 1804.

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