Английская Википедия:Isabelle Massieu

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Шаблон:Short description Шаблон:Infobox person Isabelle Massieu (born Bauche, 3 April 1844 - 1932)[1] was a French traveler, writer and photographer. Massieu became the first French woman to travel to Nepal, which she wrote about in Népal et pays himalayens. She became a member of the Legion of Honor in 1906.

Biography

Massieu was born in Paris on 3 April 1844.[2] She married a lawyer, Jacques Alexandre Octave Massieu, who took her on his trips through Europe and the Middle East.[2] When she was widowed at the age of 50, Massieu continued to travel.[2] Starting in 1892, she began to travel to Asia.[3] She traveled through French Indo-China and British-ruled Burma in 1896.[4] She released an account of her travels to India in "A Frenchwoman at Ladak."[5] Massieu became the first French woman to travel to Nepal.[3] She described her journey in 1908 to Nepal, through India, Bhutan and Sikkim and into Tibet in the book, Népal et pays himalayens.[3]

Massieu became a Legion of Honor member in 1906.[2] Massieu died in 1932 and was buried in the Carnot cemetery in Suresnes.[6] Some of her photographs are part of the collection of the Musée de l'Homme.[7]

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