Maillart, Ella Katherine, 1903-1997
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Maillart, Ella Katherine, 1903-1997
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Surname :
Maillart
Forename :
Ella Katherine
Date :
1903-1997
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マイアール, エラ, 1903-1997
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Surname :
マイアール
Forename :
エラ
Date :
1903-1997
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Майяр, Элла, 1903-1997
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Surname :
Майяр
Forename :
Элла
Date :
1903-1997
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Maĭi︠a︡r, Ėlla, 1903-1997
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Surname :
Maĭi︠a︡r
Forename :
Ėlla
Date :
1903-1997
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Maillart, Ella K. (Ella Katherine), 1903-1997
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Surname :
Maillart
Forename :
Ella K.
NameExpansion :
Ella Katherine
Date :
1903-1997
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Biographical History
Ella Maillart was born to a wealthy fur trader from Geneva. Her father was Swiss and her mother was Danish. At the age of 20 she and a friend sailed from Cannes to Corsica, then to Sardinia, Sicily and Greece. She competed in the 1924 Summer Olympics as a sailor in the Olympic monotype competition where she was the only female competitor and finished ninth out of 17.
From the 1930s onwards she spent years exploring Muslim republics of the USSR, as well as other parts of Asia, and published a rich series of books which, just as her photographs, are today considered valuable historical testimonies.
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External Related CPF
https://viaf.org/viaf/95151717
https://www.worldcat.org/identities/lccn-n83225803
https://id.loc.gov/authorities/n83225803
https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q464376
https://ancestors.familysearch.org/en/L784-X2R
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fre
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Swiss
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Photographers
Travelers
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Chandolin
VS, CH
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Genève
GE, CH
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Birth
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