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François Doumergue
François Doumergue (11 May 1858, Carcassonne – 24 December 1938, Oran, Algeria) was a French naturalist remembered for his scientific investigations within the department of Oran. From September 1886 onward, he taught classes at the ''Lycée d'Oran''. As a naturalist, he made contributions in the fields of paleontology, geology, botany and zoology. He was a member of the ''Société de géographie et d'archéologie d'Oran'', serving as its president from 1912 to 1920, and then again from 1924 to 1928. Beginning in 1886, with zoologist Paul Maurice Pallary, he conducted paleontological explorations of several cave sites in the vicinity of Oran. In 1892 at the so-called "Abri Alain" (Kouchet El-Djir), the two men uncovered evidence of prehistoric human activity dating back many centuries. Some of the archaeological pieces that were excavated later became part of the Ahmed Zabana National Museum in Oran. A herpetological species known as " Doumergue's fringe-fingered lizard" (' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carcassonne
Carcassonne is a French defensive wall, fortified city in the Departments of France, department of Aude, Regions of France, region of Occitania (administrative region), Occitania. It is the prefectures in France, prefecture of the department. Inhabited since the Neolithic Period, Carcassonne is located in the plain of the Aude (river), Aude between historic trade routes, linking the Atlantic to the Mediterranean Sea and the Massif Central to the Pyrénées. Its strategic importance was quickly recognised by the Ancient Rome, Romans, who occupied its hilltop until the demise of the Western Roman Empire. In the fifth century, the region of Septimania was taken over by the Visigoths, who founded the city of Carcassonne in the newly established Visigothic Kingdom. Its citadel, known as the Cité de Carcassonne, is a medieval fortress dating back to the Roman Gaul, Gallo-Roman period and restored by the theorist and architect Eugène Viollet-le-Duc between 1853 and 1879. It was adde ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
