Anatole-Joseph Toulotte, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Anatole-Joseph Toulotte

Date of Birth: 07-Jan-1852

Place of Birth: Lisbourg, Hauts-de-France, France

Date of Death: 23-Jan-1907

Profession: Catholic priest, explorer

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn

Anatole-Joseph Toulotte (7 January 1852 – 23 January 1907) was a French White Fathers missionary who was Vicar Apostolic of Sahara and Sudan from 1893 to 1897. Under his leadership the first White Fathers missions were established in the French Sudan (Mali) at Ségou and Timbuktu. A solitary, ascetic person, he was not a natural leader and drove himself too hard without regard for his health. He retired in 1897 due to physical and mental exhaustion after a long trip in West Africa. He is known as coauthor of a monumental history of Christian Africa in ancient times.