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Jacques Cousteau

French naval officer, oceanographer, filmmaker and author (1910-1997) · French oceanographer

DescriptionFrench naval officer, oceanographer, filmmaker and author (1910-1997)
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Born1910-06-11
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BirthplaceSaint-André-de-Cubzac Saint-André-de-Cubzac
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Died1997-06-25
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Place of deathParis 17th arrondissement of Paris
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AreaFrance
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CountryFR
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CitizenshipFrance
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Occupationzoologist screenwriter filmmaker world traveler photographer inventor engineer Officer of the French Navy innovator conservationist writer film producer film director oceanographer marine biologist explorer documentary filmmaker
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Member ofAcademy of the Kingdom of Morocco National Academy of Sciences Académie Française Romanian Academy
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AwardsGrand Officer of the National Order of Merit honorary doctor of Brandeis University Benjamin Franklin Medal Presidential Medal of Freedom Founder’s Medal Commandeur des Arts et des Lettres Genesis Award Howard N. Potts Medal honorary doctor of Harvard University Great Gold medal of the Société d'Encouragement au Progrès National Inventors Hall of Fame honorary doctorate of Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv honorary doctorate of the Polytechnic University of Valencia Catalonia International Prize Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature Film Grand Cross of the National Order of Merit Honorary Companion of the Order of Australia John Muir Award Officer of the Order of Maritime Merit honorary doctorate of the Vrije Universiteit Brussel Croix de guerre 1939–1945 BAFTA Fellowship Commander of the Legion of Honour Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film Q137641172
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Also known as

Commandant Cousteau Cousteau Expedition Jacques Cousteau Jacques Cousteau Collection Jacques‐Yves Cousteau

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