Description: (Ethnologist)
Paul-Émile Victor, a renowned French ethnologist and explorer, led multiple expeditions and played a crucial role in polar exploration. He obtained his pilot's license in 1931 and later crossed Greenland using a dog-sled in 1936. During World War II, he worked closely with the US Air Forces. After the war, he established the Expéditions polaires françaises to coordinate French polar expeditions. In 1951, his survey in Greenland unveiled its geological composition, leading to him being awarded the Patron's Medal in 1952. A mountain in Antarctica was named in his honor.