France
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) was a
French
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physician
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and
archaeologist
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who was active in
Tunisia
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.
Biography
Louis Carton studied medicine at the
University of Lille
The University of Lille (, abbreviated as ULille, UDL or univ-lille) is a French public research university based in Lille, Hauts-de-France. It has its origins in the University of Douai (1559), and resulted from the merger of three universities ...
after attending the
Lycée
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* ''Collèges'' () cater for the first four years of secondary education from the ages of 11 to 14.
* ''Lycées'' () provide a three-year course of further secondary education for students between ...
in Lille and earned his
doctorate
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in 1883. He then joined the
French army
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as a military doctor and was transferred to
Tunisia
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in 1886. In addition to his work as a physician, he developed a strong interest in
archeology
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. He was first employed in
Gabès
Gabès (, ; ), also spelled Cabès, Cabes, and Kabes, is the capital of the Gabès Governorate in Tunisia. Situated on the coast of the Gulf of Gabès, the city has a population of 167,863, making it the 6th largest city in Tunisia. Located 327 ...
, then from 1888 in Souk-el-Arba. Here he began to study
Bulla Regia
Bulla Regia was a Berbers, Berber, Punics, Punic, and ancient Romans, Roman town near present-day Jendouba, Tunisia. Its surviving ruins and archaeological site are noted for their Emperor Hadrian, Hadrianic-era semi-subterranean housing, a prote ...
. From 1891 he was stationed in
Téboursouk
Téboursouk ( ') is a town and commune in the Béja Governorate, Tunisia. It is located at 36° 27′ 26″N, 009° 14′ 54″E.
Population
In 2004 it had a total population of 10,987,Thugga. He returned to France for a short time, and In 1902 he was employed in
Sousse
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, where he again turned his attention to his archaeological interests. He founded the Société archéologique de Sousse, studied the catacombs of the ancient
Hadrumetum
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and the sanctuary of the Tanit in El Kenissia. In 1904 he moved to
La Goulette
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La Goulette is located at around on a sandbar between Lake of Tunis, Lake Tūnis and the Gulf of Tunis. The port, located 12km east of Tunis, is th ...
, a suburb of
Tunis
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, from where he devoted himself to archaeological researches in
Carthage
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.
Annie Krieger-Krynicki: ''Louis Carton'' bei memoireafriquedunord.net Website of the French National Archives
In 1901 he became knight of the honorary legion, 1918 officer of the honorary legion, 1910 corresponding member of the Académie des Inscriptions et Belles-Lettres.