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www.speleophilately.com
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 'Some'
People Connected with Speleology
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J. P. van der Pas et al |
People, Persons, Professors…..
Cavers, Writers and so
on….
with 'some' cave relation.
The coming list is both incomplete and overdone. As always: where are
the borders of a topical collection? Each collector has his own
criteria. It will be impossible to compare a scientist as Racovitza with
a king who just visited a (tourist) cave and made maybe a remark..
This listing (most names have been mentioned in previous SSC's or SI's)
gives probably too many names. It will not go into deep detail, but give
just some note's why this person was mentioned. Many names were reported
by readers of this publication, but some relationship between person and
cave was not always clear. Sometimes very extensive research has been
done but often in vain. All this no-go results are not mentioned here.
Nowadays via internet it is much easier to look into information
databanks, so you can do this probably better then me …..
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ADER, Clement.
1841-1925. Built a plane with 'bat wing', the Eole.
France, 1948, 40F, SSC # 14 & 32. |
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d'ANNUNZO, Gabrielle. 1863-1938. Was a
irredentist and fascist poet. Wrote "La fiaccola sotto
il moggio" (= The light under the bushel), all placed in
a real cave. Italia, 1934, 30L, SSG # 40.
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AGRICOLA. 1494-1555. Too well known for geological
(including caves) publications. Germany (DDR), 10pf,
1955. SSC 10 & 15. |
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AVICENNA, 980(?)-1037. Made very
early publications as 'how stones could be formed from
'dripping water'. His name is also 'Abu Ali el-hosszein
ben Abdallach Ibn Sziná'.
Lebanon, 30 & 40p, 1948. SSC # 10.
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ALMASY, László. 1895-1951.
Discovered many rock-paintings (and caves? shelters?) in
the Sahara in 1933. Hungary, 22ft, 1995. |
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BATISTI, Cesare. 1875-1916.
Started in 1898 a speleological club as part of SAT (Societá
Alpinesti Trentini), wrote cave books. Killed by the
Austrians. Italia, 40L, 1966. SSC # 18. |
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BOONE, Daniel. Early American
trapper. Escaped Indians via a cave/tunnel when chased.
USA, 1972, 6c. |
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BROOM, Robert. 1866-1951. Did a
lot of work in caves, starting in Taralga in NSW,
Australia. RSA, 65c, 9 Oct. 1991. SSC # 38 & 40. |
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BREUIL, Abbé. 1877 -1961. A
very well know person for investigating (as one of the
first ones) cave paintings and still being considered
nowadays as an expert. Many publications available.
France, 1.00 + 0.2o Fr, 1977. Till now the only NSS
(National Speleological Society - USA) member depicted
on stamp. |
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BEQUER, Gustavo Adolfo.
1870-19... Wrote about caves. One story concerns a real
cave: Cueva de la Mora (town Los Banos de Fitero, near
river Alhama). Spain, 2 Pta, 21 Sept. 1970. SSC # 33.
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BUSTILLO, Celestino
('Tito'). 1950-1968. Discovered what is now 'Tito
Bustillo Cave' with world famous cave paintings. Died
shortly after this due to a climbing accident. His name
is on a Spanish stamp of 1975, 12 Pta. SSC # 40. |
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BURKE, Robert. 1821-1861. Was part
of an expedition aimed to be first to cross the
continent (Australia) from south to north. Caves and
rock-art were found. Australia, 30c, 26 Sept. 1983.
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CASTERET, Norbert.
1897-1987. Which caver does not have a book from
Casteret in his library? Casteret explored many, many
caves and wrote many, many books. France,
0.55c, 2000. |
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CHRISTENSEN, Vagn Bjerre. Depicted
on a stamp of Barbados, 1977, $1. The picture shows him
during an expedition in Harrisons Cave (1971).
SSC # 5. |
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COUSTEAU, Jacques-Yves. 1910-1997.
Well known from his diving explorations. He dove in
Fontaine de Vaucluse. France, 55c, 2000.
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CVIJIC, Jovan. 1865-1927. Started
as hydrologist, but spent his later life on (bio)speleology.
He made his doctor ship thesis with the title "The
Karst" in 1893. SSC # 26. Yugoslavia, 0.50D,1970.
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CUVIER, Georges. 1769-1832.
Scientist, recognized the Desmodontidae as the only
blood-drinking bats. France,1969, 0.50+0.10 F of. SSC #
31.
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CHARDIN, Teilhard de.
1881-1955. Searched for human origin in caves. World
famous are his discoveries in the Chinese Chou-Kou-Tien
Cave. France, 1.40+0.30F, 1981. SSC # 6.
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CHAMSON, Andre. 1900-1983.
Writer, published "l'Auberge de l'Abime". This book is a
roman about Bramabiau Cave (France). France, 2.50+0.50F,
24 April 1993. SSC # 41. |
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