Louis Delaporte, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Louis Delaporte

French explorer

Date of Birth: 11-Jan-1842

Place of Birth: Loches, Centre-Val de Loire, France

Date of Death: 03-May-1925

Profession: artist, archaeologist, explorer

Nationality: France

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn

Louis Delaporte (Loches, January 11, 1842 – Paris, May 3, 1925) was a French explorer and artist, whose collection and documentation of Khmer art formed the nucleus of exhibitions in Paris, originally at the 1878 Paris Exposition and later at the Palais du Trocadéro, where he became chief curator of the Musée Indochinois.
In 1927, after his death, his collection was moved to the Guimet Museum.