Facts: - caption: drawing of paul helbronner , 1929 . - fields: topography - death date: 18 october 1938 - spouse: helene fould - birth date: 24 april 1871 - name: paul helbronner - nationality: french - image: helbronner.jpg - birth place: compiegne - alma mater: Ecole polytechnique Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of paul helbronner .
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paul helbronner -lrb- 24 april 1871 -- 18 october 1938 -rrb- was a french topographer , alpinist and geodesist who pioneered cartography of the french alps .pointe helbronner in the mont blanc massif is named in his honor .