Stanislas d'Escayrac de Lauture

Stanislas d'Escayrac de Lauture
Born 19 March 1826
Paris
Died 18 December 1868(1868-12-18) (aged 42)
Fontainebleau
Occupation Explorer
Geographer
Linguist

Pierre Henri Stanislas d'Escayrac de Lauture, count then marquis of Escayrac, Commandeur of the Légion d'honneur, 19 March 1826 – 18 December 1868) was a 19th-century French explorer, geographer, diplomat and linguist.

He was born of an old aristocratic family of Quercy, of which three members took part in the Crusade of Louis IX of France. His father was marquis Léonce d'Escayrac-Lauture, Pair de France, and his mother Adèle Portal, daughter of baron Pierre-Barthélémy Portal d'Albarèdes, Minister of the Navy under Louis XVIII of France.

A French traveler and explorer, he made numerous trips to Africa and the East and left some interesting works.

Works

1849–1860: Research focusing on Africa

1860–1868: Research mainly devoted to China

Bibliography

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