Eugène Lafont, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Eugène Lafont

Belgian Jesuit missionary and scientist

Date of Birth: 26-Mar-1837

Place of Birth: Mons, Wallonia, Belgium

Date of Death: 10-May-1908

Profession: physicist, missionary, Catholic priest

Nationality: Belgium

Zodiac Sign: Aries

Eugène Lafont, S.J.
(26 March 1837 in Mons, Hainaut, Belgium – 10 May 1908 in Darjeeling, British India), was a Belgian Jesuit priest, who became a missionary in India, where he became a noted scientist and the founder of the first Scientific Society in India.