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Antoine Thomson d'Abbadie, French geographer, ethnologist, linguist, and astronomer (died 1897)

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Antoine Thomson d'Abbadie

Irish-born Basque explorer, geographer, ethnologist, linguist and astronomer

Antoine Thomson d'Abbadie d'Arrast was a French-Basque explorer, geographer, ethnologist, linguist and astronomer of Irish birth, renowned for his expeditions in Ethiopia during the early 19th century. He was the elder brother of Arnaud-Michel d'Abbadie, who accompanied him on…
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January 3

Day of the year

January 3 is the third day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 362 days remain until the end of the year.
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