Charles-Joseph Tissot | |
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Died | 2 July 1884 | (aged 55)
Nationality | French |
Alma mater | École d'administration |
Occupation(s) | diplomat, archaeologist |
Notable work | Exploration scientifique de la Tunisie: Géographie comparée de la province romaine d’Afrique (Scientific Exploration of Tunisia: Comparative Geography of the Roman Province of Africa) |
Title | Ambassador of France to the Ottoman Empire |
Term | 1880-1882 |
Predecessor | Hugues Fournier |
Successor | Emmanuel Henri Victurnien de Noailles |
Honours | Grand-croix of the Legion of Honour[1] |
Charles-Joseph Tissot (also known as Charles Tissot) was a French diplomat and archaeologist, a pioneer in the exploration of ancient North Africa. He was born on 29 August 1828 in Paris and died there on 2 July 1884.[2][3]
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