Alfred Le Chatelier
Alfred Le Chatelier, born 1855 , died in Paris on 9 August 1929 , son of Louis Le Chatelier and brother of Henry , was a French first Chairholder of sociography Muslim College de France.
Left Saint-Cyr in 1874 , it performs many missions in Africa (it is participating in the first mission Flatters ). Indigenous affairs officer in Algeria from 1876 to 1886 , he became the first French officer stationed in Ouargla ( 1883 - 1885 ). He leads the Company time studies and explorations of the French Congo , a territory for which it envisages 1893 establishing a communication channel linking the interior and the coast.
Alfred Le Chatelier created in 1902 the chair of sociography Muslim College de France , after his chair occupied by Louis Massignon. It is also the creator of the Mission Scientist Morocco , based in Tangiers in 1904 , and the Journal of the Muslim world in 1906.
Works
- Muslim brotherhoods of the Hejaz, Paris, E. Leroux, Eastern elzvirienne Library Collection, 1887. Reissue: Boston, Elibron Classics, 2002, 322 pages ( ISBN 9781421240480 ) (paperback) - ( ISBN 9781421240473 ) (hardcover)
- Islam in the nineteenth century, Paris, E. Leroux, Eastern elzvirienne Library Collection, 1888, in-12, 187 p. Reissue: Boston, Elibron Classics, 2002, 199 pages ( ISBN 9780543956903 ) (paperback) - ( ISBN 9780543956897 ) (hardcover)
- The Mdaganat, Algiers, A. Jourdan, 1888, in-8 , 180 p., map
- Saharan questions: Tuat, Chaamba, Touareg. Mission in the south of Algeria in June-August, 1890, 1890, 161 p.
- Tribes of South-West Morocco , Paris, Leroux, 1891, 91 p.
- Study and establishment of a communication channel between the coast and the Congo: towards the French Congo, Paris, Mouillot, 1893, in-4 , 79 p.
- Islam in West Africa, Paris, G. Steinheil, 1899, in-8 , 376 p., maps, col. Reissue: Adamant Media Corporation, 2004, ( ISBN 0543685713 )
- Notes on cities and tribes in Morocco in 1890 , Angers, 1902, 112 p.
- Issues of colonial economy, letters to Mr. Eug. Stephen, vice-president of the Chamber of Deputies, Paris, A. Challamel, 1902, in-18, VIII-274 p.
- The conquest of the Muslim world: the Anglo-Saxon Protestant missions and Germanic, 1911, 327 p.
- Republican reform, modern ideas, Paris, Leroux, 1911, in-16, VI-300 p.
- Documents and reflections on Muslim politics in France, 1912
- Scientific Mission of Morocco. Cities and tribes of Morocco. Documents and information published under the auspices of the General Residence. Casablanca and Chaouia, Paris, 1915
Bibliography
- Alfred Le Chatelier, 1855-1929: his career in Africa, by Jean Le Chatelier, Service history of the Army, 1987 ( ISBN 9782863230428 )
