Alfred Louis Delattre was a French

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 archaeologist

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, born at Déville-lès-Rouen

Déville-lès-Rouen

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. Sent as a missionary to Algeria

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, he became chaplain of the church of St. Louis of Carthage and conservator of the archaeological museum at Algiers

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. His investigations among the ruins of ancient Carthage

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 were very valuable. He became director of the Musée Lavigerie de Saint-Louis de Carthage, founded through his efforts in 1875. His works include:

• Carthage et la Tunisie au point de vue archéologique (1883)
• Inscriptions de Carthage (1884-85)
• Souvenirs de la croisade de Saint Louis trouvés à Carthage (1888)
• Les tombeaux puniques de Carthage (1890)
• Souvenirs de l'ancienne église d'Afrque (1893)
• Musée Lavigerie de Saint-Louis de Carthage (three volumes, 1899-1900)

Literature

For his articles in periodicals, consult Marquis d'Anselme de Puisaye, Etude sur lews divèrses publications du Révérend Pére Delattre (Paris, 1895).

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