Alfred Louis Delattre (26 June 1850 – 12 January 1932), also known as Révérend Père Delattre, was a French

archaeologist Archaeology or archeology is the scientific study of human activity through the recovery and analysis of material culture. The archaeological record consists of artifacts, architecture, biofacts or ecofacts, sites, and cultural landscap ...

, born at

Déville-lès-Rouen Déville-lès-Rouen (, literally ''Déville near Rouen'') is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department of the Normandy region in north-western France. Geography A suburban light industrial town situated by the banks of the Cailly, some northwes ...

. Delattre made substantial discoveries in the ruins of ancient

Carthage Carthage was the capital city of Ancient Carthage, on the eastern side of the Lake of Tunis in what is now Tunisia. Carthage was one of the most important trading hubs of the Ancient Mediterranean and one of the most affluent cities of the classi ...

including an ancient

Necropolis A necropolis (plural necropolises, necropoles, necropoleis, necropoli) is a large, designed cemetery with elaborate tomb monuments. The name stems from the Ancient Greek ''nekropolis'', literally meaning "city of the dead". The term usually i ...

. Sent as a missionary to

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

Algiers Algiers ( ; ar, الجزائر, al-Jazāʾir; ber, Dzayer, script=Latn; french: Alger, ) is the capital and largest city of Algeria. The city's population at the 2008 Census was 2,988,145Census 14 April 2008: Office National des Statistiques d ...

. His investigations among the ruins of ancient

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'Afrique'' (1893) * ''Musée Lavigerie de Saint-Louis de Carthage'' (three volumes, 1899-1900)

Literature

For his articles in periodicals, consult Marquis d'Anselme de Puisaye, ''Étude sur les diverses publications du Révérend Père Delattre'' (Paris, 1895).

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Delattre, Alfred Louis French art historians Roman Catholic missionaries in Algeria French Roman Catholic missionaries French archaeologists 1850 births 1932 deaths 19th-century French writers People from Déville-lès-Rouen 19th-century French male writers French male non-fiction writers