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Laffon (former médecin-major)
fl. 1862–1865 · France
Army physician, retired, active 1862–1865. Lived at Nicosia.
Life and work
- April 1862After Duthoit left the Dali dig on 10 April, 'le Consul Laffon', Grasset's father-in-law, took him to Nicosia (Duthoit's letter, edited by Foucart-Borville).
NicosiaFoucart-Borville 1985
- 1862–1865Sent Duthoit six oranges ('present de M. Laffon') on the road to Chrysorroyiatissa, to be forwarded to Mme Viollet-le-Duc.
- c. 1865Duthoit found the Laffon family no longer at Nicosia: after the death of his last child M. Laffon had left the town for Jerusalem, to live with his son, drogman-chancellor in charge of the French Consulate (the date of the visit is inferred from the 1862 and 1865 span of the letters).
JerusalemFoucart-Borville 1985
Connections
2 peopleFamily
- Parent of Sosthène Grasset d'Orcetprobably
Fieldwork & employment
- Guided by Edmond Duthoit1862
- Guided Edmond Duthoit1862
Sources
- 1.Jacques Foucart-Borville (1985). “La correspondance chypriote d'Edmond Duthoit (1862 et 1865)”. Cahiers du Centre d'Études Chypriotes 4, 3-60. Online