Hervé Théry
{{Infobox scientist
| name = Hervé Théry
| image =
| caption = Hervé Théry at the International Geography Festival in 2020
| birth_date = {{birth year and age|1951}}
| birth_place = Somain, France
| citizenship = {{flagicon|France}} French, {{flagicon|Brazil}} Brazilian
| fields = Geography
| workplaces = University of São Paulo, CNRS, University of Paris-Nanterre, University Sorbonne Nouvelle
| alma_mater = École normale supérieure (1973–1979), University of Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne (PhD, 1976)
| doctoral_advisor = Michel Rochefort
| notable_students =
| known_for = Research on Brazilian territorial dynamics, pioneer fronts, and thematic cartography
}}
Hervé Théry (born 1951 in Somain, France) is a French and Brazilian internationally renowned geographer. A specialist in Brazilian territorial dynamics, his research focuses on topics such as pioneer agricultural fronts (e.g., soybean in Mato Grosso, sugarcane in São Paulo), ecological tensions, and thematic cartography.{{Cite web |title=Hervé THÉRY |url=https://creda.cnrs.fr/membres/herve-thery/ |access-date=2025-01-09 |website=CREDA |language=fr-FR}}
He is currently an emeritus research director at CREDAL-CNRS and a professor at the University of São Paulo (USP). In 2007, he co-founded the Franco-Brazilian geography journal Confins with Neli Aparecida de Mello.[https://www.credal.cnrs.fr Credal CNRS]{{Dead link|date=January 2025 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}[https://geo.fflch.usp.br Department of Geography, USP]{{Dead link|date=January 2025 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}{{Cite web |title=Hervé Théry |url=http://mondes-americains.ehess.fr/index.php?2013 |access-date=2025-01-09 |website=mondes-americains.ehess.fr |language=fr}}{{Cite web |date=2025-01-09 |title=Hervé Théry |url=https://www.dunod.com/livres-herve-thery |access-date=2025-01-09 |website=Dunod |language=fr}}
Biography
Théry graduated from the École normale supérieure (1973–1979), obtained his agrégation in geography in 1976, and completed his PhD in geography the same year at University of Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne. In 1994, he earned his habilitation to direct research (HDR) at University of Paris X.{{Cite web |title=Hervé Théry (auteur de Le Brésil) |url=https://www.babelio.com/auteur/Herve-Thery/174632 |access-date=2025-01-09 |website=Babelio |language=fr}}
He has worked at prestigious institutions including CNRS, University of Paris-Nanterre, and the University Sorbonne Nouvelle{{Cite web |title=Herve Théry - Tous les livres - Librairie Eyrolles |url=https://www.eyrolles.com/Accueil/Auteur/herve-thery-9387/ |access-date=2025-01-09 |website=www.eyrolles.com |language=fr}}
From 1991 to 1994, he directed the GIP RECLUS program, which advanced thematic cartography in France. As a scientific advisor to the company Articque, he contributed to the development of the software Cartes & Données.{{Cite web |title=Maison de la Géographie de Montpellier |url=https://www.mgm.fr |access-date=2025-01-09 |website=www.mgm.fr}}{{Cite web |date=2025-01-09 |title=Articque, éditeur de logiciels de cartographie statistique |url=https://www.articque.com |access-date=2025-01-09 |website=Articque |language=fr-FR}}
Research
Théry's research centers on the geographic and socio-economic dynamics of Brazil. His studies on pioneer agricultural fronts in the Amazon rainforest and São Paulo state address significant ecological and social tensions caused by the expansion of soybean cultivation and sugarcane farming.[https://www.mgm.fr/articles/soja.html La vague déferlante du soja brésilien]{{Dead link|date=January 2025 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}{{Cite journal |last=Salama |first=Pierre |date=1989 |title=Hervé Théry, Le Brésil |url=https://www.persee.fr/doc/tiers_0040-7356_1989_num_30_118_3857_t1_0479_0000_4 |journal=Revue Tiers Monde |volume=30 |issue=118 |pages=479}}
Selected Publications
= Books =
- Amazone: Un monde en partage, CNRS Éditions, 2024.
- Le Brésil, Paris: Armand Colin, 6th ed., 2012.
- L’Amérique Latine (co-edited with Marie-Françoise Fleury), Atlande, 2021, ISBN 978-2-35030-736-7.
- Atlas do Brasil: Disparidades e dinâmicas do território (with Neli Aparecida de Mello), São Paulo: EDUSP, 3rd ed., 2018.
- Environnement et développement en Amazonie brésilienne, Paris: Belin, 1997.
- Pouvoir et territoire au Brésil: de l'archipel au continent, Paris: Éditions de la MSH, 1996.{{Cite web |title=Les livres de l'auteur : Hervé Théry - Decitre - 145843 |url=https://www.decitre.fr/auteur/145843/Herve+Thery?srsltid=AfmBOop2fjjnGzb5P7QndyYo91UbJ6ZnfmOgVLkDEz35l9QC2fj5MKJq |access-date=2025-01-09 |website=www.decitre.fr}}{{Cite web |title=Hervé Thery - Livres, Biographie, Extraits et Photos {{!}} Booknode |url=https://booknode.com/auteur/herve-thery |access-date=2025-01-09 |website=booknode.com}}
= Articles =
- “Géopolitiques du dérèglement climatique au Brésil,” Hérodote, no. 195, 2024, pp. 145–159.
- “Puissance et diversité de l’agriculture brésilienne,” (with Marie-Françoise Fleury), Géoconfluences, December 2024.{{Cite web |last1=Théry |first1=Hervé |last2=Fleury |first2=Marie-Françoise |date=December 2024 |title=Puissance et diversité de l'agriculture brésilienne |url=https://geoconfluences.ens-lyon.fr/doc/etpays/Bresil/BresilScient3.htm |access-date=2025-01-09 |website=Géoconfluences |language=fr}}
- “Geografias do Turismo no Brasil: uma perspectiva socioterritorial” (with Rita de Cássia Ariza da Cruz and Angela Teberga de Paula), Revista Territorial, vol. 13, no. 2, 2024.
Notes and References
External links
- [https://www.revues.org/confins Journal Confins]
- [https://geo.fflch.usp.br University of São Paulo Department of Geography]{{Dead link|date=January 2025 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
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