Isabelle Massieu
Isabelle Massieu | |
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| Born | Isabelle Massieu Bauche 3 April 1844 |
| Died | 1932 |
| Occupations | writer, photographer |
| Spouse | Jacques Alexandre Octave Massieu |
| Awards | Legion of Honor |
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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
[edit | edit source]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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