Charles François Maurice Houdaille (1858–1916) was a French army officer. An engineer by training, he was seconded to the colonies ministry and assigned to French West Africa.
Later, having been promoted from lieutenant colonel to colonel, he was responsible for the ''Mission Houdaille'', a survey which led to the creation of the
Régie des chemins de fer Abidjan-Niger.
He was a member of the Société française de photographie (French photography society).
Houdailled died in
Paris in 1916
and is buried in the
Montparnasse cemetery
Montparnasse Cemetery (french: link=no, Cimetière du Montparnasse) is a cemetery in the Montparnasse quarter of Paris, in the city's 14th arrondissement. The cemetery is roughly 47 acres and is the second largest cemetery in Paris. The cemetery ...
. He was the owner of the
Château de Saint-Hilaire and although his name is listed on the town war memorial, he is not officially listed as having died for France. The Avenue Houdaille in
Abidjan is named after him.
References
External links
''Le chemin de fer et le port de la Côte d'Ivoire : organisation d'une entreprise coloniale'', Houdaille, Charles-François-Maurice, chef de bataillon du Génie, Berger-Levrault (Paris) 1905Société française de photographie : HOUDAILLE Charles François Maurice (1858-1916, membre 1894)
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1858 births
1916 deaths
French colonels