abstract:Pierre Martin (12 May 1932 - 21 December 1986) was a French engineer and spelunker who enormously contributed to mapping and researching of a multitude of caves in the states of Sao Paulo, Goias and Bahia, in Brazil. He was one of the founders and president of the Brazilian Speleology Society (SBE).
At 11am on 13 July 1375, dignitaries and eminent farmers from both valleys met atop the 6, 500ft Col de la Pierre St-Martin mountain pass, laid their hands together on the boundary stone and declared their peaceful intent.
Captivated by their ideas, he passed along his enthusiasm to analysts at his firm, such as Laura Martin, who covers entertainment, and Pierre Chao, in aerospace and defense.