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Yves Lacoste

French geographer and geopolitician (1929-2026)
Person Human Q576839

Facts

25 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[25]
Date of birth
September 7, 1929
Date of death
June 20, 2026
Place of birth
Fez
Place of death
Bourg-la-Reine
Country of citizenship
France[12]
Occupation
geographer, university teacher, historian, geopolitical analyst, political scientist
Employer
Lycée Bugeaud (1952–1955), Paris 8 University, University of Vincennes (1969–present)[15][16][17]
Field of work
geography, geopolitics[13][14]
Educated at
University of Paris, Lycée Lakanal[18][19]
Member of political party
French Communist Party (?–1956)[26]
Award received
Vautrin Lud Prize (2000), Broquette-Gonin prize (1987), Knight of the Legion of Honour, grand prix de la Société de géographie (2014)[20][21][22][23]
Spouse
Camille Lacoste-Dujardin[11]
Doctoral student
Frédéric Encel, Béatrice Giblin, François Lafargue, Pierre Picquart, Stéphane Rosière, Habib Ayeb, Éric Canobbio, Viatcheslav Avioutskii[27][28][29][30][31][32][33][34]
Languages spoken, written or signed
French[38]
Assessment
agrégation de géographie (1952)[42]
Birth name
Yves Jean Paul Lacoste[39]
Different from
Jean-Yves Lacoste[41]
Family name
Lacoste[36]
Given name
Yves[37]
Member of
Mouvement Jeunes Communistes de France (1949–present)[24]
Name in native language
Yves Lacoste[40]
Participated in conflict
Algerian War[35]
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Place of burial
Cimetière de Bourg-la-Reine[10]
🏷️ Also known as
en Yves Lacoste ar إيف لاكوست fa ایو لاکوست ja イヴ・ラコスト ja イヴ・ラコステ ru Ив Лакост ru Лакост, Ив zh 伊夫·拉科斯特
🔖 Identifiers · 57
ISNI
0000000121417049
VIAF cluster ID
84205388
Library of Congress Authorities ID
n81081106
GND ID
141831480
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Yves Lacoste 2007.jpg ↗
Angelicum ID
90874
BAnQ authority ID
0000062352
BIBSYS ID
90054921
Babelio author ID
9277
Bibliopoche author ID
4020
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
11910512f
CANTIC ID
981058600810206706
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Canadiana Name Authority ID
ncf10120687
Canal-U person ID
lacoste-yves-026958813
CiNii Research ID
1140282266703192192
DDB person (GND) ID
141831480
Dialnet author ID
748542
Diamond Catalog ID for persons and organisations
4768
EGAXA ID
vtls000954339
Fichier des personnes décédées ID (matchID)
6onxkr0n5SNl
FranceArchives agent ID
131721820
Freebase ID
/m/08f6g_
Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID
yves-lacoste
Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID (former scheme)
0036250
IdRef ID
026958813
J9U entity ID
987007264027505171
Lebanese National Library ID
46760
LibraryThing author ID
lacosteyves
Lur Encyclopedic Dictionary ID
03670/eu_l_0136/l0136
Maitron ID
136403
NACSIS-CAT author ID
DA02335123
NDL Authority ID
00446628
NL CR AUT ID
jo2009416138
NSK (VIAF) ID
000176980
NUKAT ID
n97015124
National Library of Greece ID
269300
National Library of Korea ID
KAC200907283
National Library of Latvia ID
000020783
National Library of Poland MMS ID
9810536233305606
National Library of Portugal ID
149909
National Library of Spain SpMaBN ID
XX1165740
National Virtual Library of India ID
266794
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
069396213
Obálky knih ID
jo2009416138
Open Library ID
OL259583A
Parsifal cluster ID
273155
Persée author ID
4195
RERO ID (legacy)
A026544241
Radio France person ID
yves-lacoste
SBN author ID
CFIV022493
SHARE Catalogue author ID
34410
Tabakalera ID
136562
Theses.fr person ID
026958813
University of Barcelona authority ID
981058600810206706
Who's Who in France biography ID
6580 (1991–present)
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJcwFYmd4gtymdPCTqFR8C
Yale LUX ID
person/a32b1171-3f84-4d00-b083-6a9d4941875b

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Award received 2
Vautrin Lud Prize, Knight of the Legion of Honour
Educated at 2
University of Paris, Lycée Lakanal
Occupation 2
geographer, university teacher
Country of citizenship 1
France
Employer 1
Paris 8 University
Given name 1
Yves
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
French
Member of political party 1
French Communist Party
Participated in conflict 1
Algerian War
Place of birth 1
Fez
Sex or gender 1
male
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Summary

Yves Lacoste was born on September 7, 1929[1], in Fez[2]. He died on June 20, 2026[3], in Bourg-la-Reine[4]. He worked as a geographer[5], university teacher[6], historian[7], geopolitical analyst[8], and political scientist[9].

FAQs

Where was Yves Lacoste born?

Yves Lacoste was born in Fez[2].

Where did Yves Lacoste die?

Yves Lacoste died in Bourg-la-Reine[4].

Who was Yves Lacoste married to?

Yves Lacoste's spouses include Camille Lacoste-Dujardin[11].

What did Yves Lacoste do for work?

Yves Lacoste worked as a geographer[5], university teacher[6], historian[7], geopolitical analyst[8], and political scientist[9].

Where did Yves Lacoste go to school?

Yves Lacoste was educated at University of Paris[18] and Lycée Lakanal[19].

What awards did Yves Lacoste receive?

Honors received include Vautrin Lud Prize[20], Broquette-Gonin prize[21], Knight of the Legion of Honour[22], and grand prix de la Société de géographie[23].

Related Entities

France University of Paris

References

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  28. [31] ↑ . theses.fr. theses.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  29. [32] ↑ . theses.fr. theses.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  30. [33] ↑ . theses.fr. theses.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  31. [34] ↑ . theses.fr. theses.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  32. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [1] ↑ . AlKindi. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  34. [3] ↑ . Fichier des personnes décédées mirror. Retrieved . lemonde.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  35. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  36. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  37. [37] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  38. [38] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  39. [39] ↑ . Fichier des personnes décédées mirror. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  40. [40] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  41. [41] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  42. [42] ↑ . Les agrégés de l'enseignement secondaire. Répertoire 1809-1960. wikidata.org.

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Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 16w ago · Frettiebot bot · 2026-07-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Field of work → geography, geopolitics
    Occupation → geographer, university teacher, historian +2
    "Update NK ČR – P106, P101"
  2. 17w ago · ~2026-39217-95 · 2026-07-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Birth name → Yves Jean Paul Lacoste
    Place of burial → Cimetière de Bourg-la-Reine
    Who's Who in France biography ID → 6580
    "Created claim: Place of burial: Cimetière de Bourg-la-Reine"
  3. 18w ago · Jmax · 2026-07-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Fichier des personnes décédées ID (matchID) → 6onxkr0n5SNl
    "Created claim: Fichier des personnes décédées ID (matchID): 6onxkr0n5SNl"
  4. 20w ago · Hard · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation → geographer, university teacher, historian +2
    Dialnet author ID → 748542
    "Created claim: Occupation: geopolitical analyst"
  5. 20w ago · Llumeureka · 2026-06-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Dialnet author ID → 748542
    "Created claim: Dialnet author ID: Yves Lacoste"
  6. 20w ago · DePlusJean · 2026-06-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikidata description → French geographer and geopolitician (1929-2026)
    "Changed claim: Freebase ID: /m/08f6g_"
  7. 20w ago · Madamebiblio · 2026-06-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    RERO ID (legacy) → A026544241
    BAnQ authority ID → 0000062352
    BIBSYS ID → 90054921
    National Library of Portugal ID → 149909
    + 4 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "Created claim: BAnQ authority ID: 0000062352, Added with moreIdentifiers"
  8. 20w ago · ~2026-28613-80 · 2026-06-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Place of death → Bourg-la-Reine
    "Changed claim: Place of birth: Fez"
  9. 20w ago · Spectritus · 2026-06-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Date of death → June 20, 2026
    "Created claim: Date of death: 20 June 2026"
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