Charles-Joseph Tissot

Charles-Joseph Tissot
Charles Tissot
Born(1828-08-29)29 August 1828
Died2 July 1884(1884-07-02) (aged 55)
NationalityFrench
Alma materÉcole d'administration [fr]
Occupation(s)diplomat, archaeologist
Notable workExploration scientifique de la Tunisie: Géographie comparée de la province romaine d’Afrique (Scientific Exploration of Tunisia: Comparative Geography of the Roman Province of Africa)
TitleAmbassador of France to the Ottoman Empire
Term1880-1882
PredecessorHugues Fournier [fr]
SuccessorEmmanuel Henri Victurnien de Noailles
HonoursGrand-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]

  1. ^ "Notice no. LH/2610/39". Base Léonore (in French).
  2. ^ "Calames". www.calames.abes.fr. Retrieved 2024-02-04.
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