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Haroun Tazieff

French volcanologist, geologist (1914-1998)
Person human Q363379

Facts

22 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[31]
Date of birth
May 11, 1914
Date of death
February 2, 1998
Place of birth
Warsaw
Place of death
4th arrondissement of Paris
Country of citizenship
Russian Empire, Belgium, France[11][12][13]
Ethnic group
Volga Tatars[15]
Occupation
geologist, volcanologist, mining engineer, politician, agronomist, film director, writer, director[16][17][18]
Field of work
geology, volcanology[19][20]
Position held
secretary of state, Miembro del Consejo General del Departamento de Isère, Wikidata item, conseiller régional de Rhône-Alpes[21][22][23][24]
Educated at
University of Liège, Gembloux Agro-Bio Tech[25][26]
Member of political party
Ecology Generation[32]
Award received
Patron’s Medal, Jean-Perrin Prize, Mungo Park Medal, Jean Walter Prize[27][28][29][30]
Languages spoken, written or signed
French[38]
Described by source
Haroun Tazieff (1914-98)[37]
Family name
Tazieff[35]
Given name
Haroun[36]
Native language
French[14]
Nickname
Garouk[39]
Place of burial
Passy Cemetery[10]
Sport
rugby, boxing[33][34]
🏷️ Also known as
en Haroun Tazieff de Tazieff ja アルーン・タジェフ ru Гарун Тазиев ru Тазиев Гарун ru Тазиев, Гарун uk Гарун Тазієв
🔖 Identifiers · 91
ISNI
0000000108717696
VIAF cluster ID
14777199
Library of Congress Authorities ID
n50008438
GND ID
119019434
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Haroun Tazieff-FIG 1990 (6).jpg ↗
Academy Awards Database nominee ID
1911
Académie française award winner ID
haroun-tazieff
Allcinema person ID
9568
AlloCiné person ID
35760
American Academy in Rome ID
12409449
Awards & Winners artist ID
025k93
BIBSYS ID
90932326
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BNB person ID (OBSOLETE)
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Babelio author ID
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Baza osób polskich ID
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Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
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Biographie nationale de Belgique ID
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BookBrainz author ID
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CBDB.cz author ID
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CIRDOC author ID
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CONOR.BG ID
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CONOR.SI ID
57188963
Canadiana Name Authority ID
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CiNii Research ID
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DDB person (GND) ID
119019434
Databazeknih.cz author ID
22450
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
119019434
EBAF authority ID
151476
ELNET ID
a12177295
Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID
biography/Haroun-Tazieff
Encyclopædia Universalis ID
haroun-tazieff
Evene ID
haroun-tazieff-20067
FAST ID
1733442
Fichier des personnes décédées ID (matchID)
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Film-documentaire.fr author ID
99315
FranceArchives agent ID
253892741
Freebase ID
/m/025k93
GTAA ID
160184
Geni profile ID
6000000010705269289
Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID
haroun-tazieff
Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID (former scheme)
0065331
HAND ID
EA7C-9C0C-3A17-8217-5C8D
IMDb ID
nm0853404
IdRef ID
027280098
Images d'Art artwork ID
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KBR person ID
14146259
Kalliope-Verbund (GND) ID
119019434
Kinobox person ID
912822
Larousse ID
personnage/wd/146127
Lebanese National Library ID
15169
Libraries Australia ID
35542185
LibraryThing author ID
tazieffharoun
Lur Encyclopedic Dictionary ID
05574/eu_t_0446/t0446
NACSIS-CAT author ID
DA04215665
NDL Authority ID
00526676
NL CR AUT ID
jn20000605283
NLA Trove people ID
990063
NSK (VIAF) ID
000282107
NSK ID
981005786990109366
NUKAT ID
n97087785
National Library of Chile ID
000070872
National Library of Ireland ID
vtls001205937
National Library of Latvia ID
000184433
National Library of Lithuania ID
LNB:jCX;=Bb
National Library of Poland MMS ID
9810695263205606
National Library of Portugal ID
69234
National Library of Spain SpMaBN ID
XX862897
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
072873566
Obálky knih ID
jn20000605283
Online PWN Encyclopedia ID
3985794
Open Library ID
OL770589A
Parsifal cluster ID
307041
Patrinum ID
183361
Persée author ID
272600
Prabook ID
1398164
RERO ID (legacy)
A003890522
Roglo person ID
p=haroun;n=tazieff
SBN author ID
RT1V019589
SHARE Catalogue author ID
197213
SNAC ARK ID
w6847bcd
SVKKL authority ID
p0075348-Tazieff-Haroun-19141998
Swedish Film Database person ID
145375
TMDB person ID
1172548
Treccani ID
haroun-tazieff
Unifrance person ID
137796
Unz Review author ID
TazieffHaroun
Vatican Library VcBA ID
495/372188
Vikidia article ID
fr:Haroun_Tazieff
WorldCat Entities ID
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Yale LUX ID
person/e8b25b57-50a6-4b20-96e9-b5f8b7e6a383
ČSFD person ID
87284

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🔗 Connections
Occupation 7
writer, politician, film director, geologist, agronomist, volcanologist, mining engineer
Award received 3
Mungo Park Medal, Jean-Perrin Prize, Patron’s Medal
Country of citizenship 3
France, Belgium, Russian Empire
Educated at 2
University of Liège, Gembloux Agro-Bio Tech
Field of work 2
geology, volcanology
Sport 2
boxing, rugby
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
French
Member of political party 1
Ecology Generation
Named after 1
tazieffite
Native language 1
French
Place of birth 1
Warsaw
Place of burial 1
Passy Cemetery
Place of death 1
4th arrondissement of Paris
Sex or gender 1
male
← Cast member 1
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Summary

Haroun Tazieff was born on May 11, 1914[1], in Warsaw[2]. He died on February 2, 1998[3], in 4th arrondissement of Paris[4]. He worked as a geologist[5], volcanologist[6], mining engineer[7], politician[8], and agronomist[9].

Body

Works and Contributions

Things named for Haroun Tazieff include tazieffite[40], a mineral species[41].

Why It Matters

Entities named for him include tazieffite[40], a mineral species[41].

FAQs

Where was Haroun Tazieff born?

Haroun Tazieff's place of birth was Warsaw[2].

Where did Haroun Tazieff die?

Haroun Tazieff passed away in 4th arrondissement of Paris[4].

What did Haroun Tazieff do for work?

Haroun Tazieff worked as a geologist[5], volcanologist[6], mining engineer[7], politician[8], and agronomist[9].

Where did Haroun Tazieff go to school?

Haroun Tazieff was educated at University of Liège[25] and Gembloux Agro-Bio Tech[26].

What awards did Haroun Tazieff receive?

Honors received include Patron’s Medal[27], Jean-Perrin Prize[28], Mungo Park Medal[29], and Jean Walter Prize[30].

Related Entities

Belgium France Gembloux Agro-Bio Tech geology Russian Empire volcanology

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . general catalog of BnF. Retrieved . catalogue.bnf.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . general catalog of BnF. Retrieved . catalogue.bnf.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [31] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . catalogue.bnf.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [12] ↑ . general catalog of BnF. Retrieved . catalogue.bnf.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [13] ↑ . general catalog of BnF. Retrieved . catalogue.bnf.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [19] ↑ . general catalog of BnF. Retrieved . catalogue.bnf.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [5] ↑ . general catalog of BnF. Retrieved . catalogue.bnf.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [6] ↑ . general catalog of BnF. Retrieved . catalogue.bnf.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [8] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [9] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [16] ↑ . general catalog of BnF. Retrieved . catalogue.bnf.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [18] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [27] ↑ . Gold Medal Recipients. wikidata.org.
  27. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [30] ↑ . academie-francaise.fr. wikidata.org.
  30. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [1] ↑ . Biographie Nationale de Belgique. Retrieved . catalogue.bnf.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  32. [3] ↑ . SNAC. Retrieved . catalogue.bnf.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  33. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  34. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  35. [35] ↑ . general catalog of BnF. Retrieved . catalogue.bnf.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  36. [36] ↑ . general catalog of BnF. Retrieved . catalogue.bnf.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  37. [37] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  38. [38] ↑ . CONOR.SI. Retrieved . catalogue.bnf.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  39. [39] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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  1. [40] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [41] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

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  1. 25d ago · Epìdosis · 2026-10-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Baza osób polskich ID → 20596
    "Created claim: Baza osób polskich ID: 20596, batch #290941"
  2. 9w ago · ならちゃん · 2026-09-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    HAND ID → EA7C-9C0C-3A17-8217-5C8D
    Described by source → Haroun Tazieff (1914-98)
    Allcinema person ID → 9568
    "Created claim: Allcinema person ID: 9568, Matched to アルーン・タジェフ (#321940404) in Allcinema person #mix'n"
  3. 19w ago · Legonin · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Larousse ID → personnage/wd/146127
    "Created claim: Larousse ID: personnage/wd/146127"
  4. 21w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    SVKKL authority ID → p0075348-Tazieff-Haroun-19141998
    "Created claim: SVKKL authority ID: p0075348-Tazieff-Haroun-19141998, batch #259495"
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