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Jacques-Yves Cousteau

Born

in Saint-André-de-Cubzac, France

June 11, 1910

Died

June 25, 1997

Website

http://www.cousteau.org/

Genre

Outdoors & Nature

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Born in 1910, was a French naval officer, explorer, ecologist, and filmmaker, who studied the sea. Although he is most famous to us from his television programmes, he also co-developed the aqua-lung, and pioneered marine conservation as a political and scientific priority.
In the Calypso, an ex-Royal Navy minesweeper, Cousteau visited the most interesting waters of the planet. During these trips he produced many books and films. He gained three Oscars for; The Silent World, The Golden Fish, and World Without Sun, as well as many other top awards including the Palme d'Or in 1956 at the Cannes Film Festival.
Cousteau liked to call himself an "oceanographic technician". He was in reality a sophisticated lover of nature who found a way of communi ...more

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Jacques-Yves Cousteau’s books

Average rating: 4.26 · 2,792 ratings · 249 reviews · 193 distinct works • Similar authors

	The Silent World by Jacques-Yves Cousteau, Frédéric Dumas 4.27 avg rating — 1,181 ratings — published 1953 — 90 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Ocean World 4.49 avg rating — 250 ratings — published 1973 — 11 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Living Sea by Jacques-Yves Cousteau, James Dugan 4.30 avg rating — 147 ratings — published 1963 — 10 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Shark: Splendid Savage of the Sea 4.15 avg rating — 124 ratings — published 1970 — 21 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Octopus and Squid: The Soft Intelligence by Jacques-Yves Cousteau, J.F. Bernard (Translator) 4.10 avg rating — 122 ratings — published 1973 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The whale: mighty monarch of the sea 4.29 avg rating — 101 ratings — published 1972 — 13 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Diving for Sunken Treasure by Jacques-Yves Cousteau, Philippe Diolé 4.16 avg rating — 99 ratings — published 1971 — 10 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Dolphins 4.18 avg rating — 73 ratings — published 1979 — 22 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Three Adventures: Galapagos, Titicaca, the Blue Holes by Jacques-Yves Cousteau, Philippe Diolé, J.F. Bernard (Translator) 4.28 avg rating — 69 ratings — published 1973 — 11 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Life and Death in a Coral Sea 4.37 avg rating — 54 ratings — published 1971 — 17 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Series by Jacques-Yves Cousteau

Ocean World of Jacques Cousteau (20 books)
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4.41 avg rating — 418 ratings

The Undersea Discoveries of Jacques-Yves Cousteau (3 books)
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4.20 avg rating — 298 ratings

L'Aventure Cousteau (17 books)
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Jacques-Yves Cousteau,

Yves Paccalet,

Dominique Sérafini (Illustrator)

4.03 avg rating — 184 ratings

Quotes by Jacques-Yves Cousteau (?)

“For most of history, man has had to fight nature to survive; in this century he is beginning to realize that, in order to survive, he must protect it.”
― Jacques-Yves Cousteau

tags: nature, ocean

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“The Sea, once it casts its spell, holds one in its net of wonder forever.”
― Jacques Cousteau

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“Water and air, the two essential fluids on which all life depends, have become global garbage cans.”
― Jacques-Yves Cousteau

tags: conservation, earth, life, nature, pollution

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