François-Maurice Allotte de La Fuÿe, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

François-Maurice Allotte de La Fuÿe

French orientalist

Date of Birth: 06-Nov-1844

Place of Birth: La Rochelle, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France

Date of Death: 13-Feb-1939

Profession: military personnel, orientalist, numismatist, archaeologist

Nationality: France

Zodiac Sign: Scorpio

François-Maurice Allotte de La Fuÿe (6 November 1844, La Rochelle – 13 February 1939, Versailles) was a French military officer, archaeologist and numismatist. From 1863 to 1865 he was a student at the École Polytechnique in Paris and afterwards was associated with the École impériale d’application de l’artillerie et du génie (Imperial school of artillery application and engineering) in Metz.
In 1886/87 he was in charge of construction of the military barracks at Tébessa, Algeria.
Several years later, he was appointed commandant of the School of Engineering in Grenoble.
From 1897 to 1904 he was a member of the French archaeological delegation in Persia (Susa).From 1914 to 1936 he was a correspondent member of the Académie des Inscriptions et Belles-Lettres.
In 1933 he was named president of the Société française de numismatique.