Louis Charles Émile Lortet
Encyclopedia
Louis Charles Émile Lortet (22 August 1836 – 26 December 1909) was a French physician
, botanist, zoologist and Egyptologist who was a native of Oullins
. He earned his medical doctorate in 1861, and his degree in natural science
s in 1867, and was the premier doyen of the Faculty of Medicine of Lyon
from 1877 until 1906. Also, from 1868 to 1909 he was director of the natural history
museum in Lyon.
Lortet is remembered for his scientific and zoological expeditions to the Middle East (Syria, Lebanon and Egypt). Here he performed studies of mummified
animals from the New Kingdom
of ancient Egypt, and in 1880 took part in an excavation of a Phoenicia
n necropolis
.
Physician
A physician is a health care provider who practices the profession of medicine, which is concerned with promoting, maintaining or restoring human health through the study, diagnosis, and treatment of disease, injury and other physical and mental impairments...
, botanist, zoologist and Egyptologist who was a native of Oullins
Oullins
Oullins is a commune in the Rhône department in eastern France.It is a suburb of the city of Lyon, and is adjacent to it on the southwest.-Notable people:*Lionel Bah - Professional footballer*Féthi Harek - Professional footballer...
. He earned his medical doctorate in 1861, and his degree in natural science
Natural science
The natural sciences are branches of science that seek to elucidate the rules that govern the natural world by using empirical and scientific methods...
s in 1867, and was the premier doyen of the Faculty of Medicine of Lyon
Lyon
Lyon , is a city in east-central France in the Rhône-Alpes region, situated between Paris and Marseille. Lyon is located at from Paris, from Marseille, from Geneva, from Turin, and from Barcelona. The residents of the city are called Lyonnais....
from 1877 until 1906. Also, from 1868 to 1909 he was director of the natural history
Natural history
Natural history is the scientific research of plants or animals, leaning more towards observational rather than experimental methods of study, and encompasses more research published in magazines than in academic journals. Grouped among the natural sciences, natural history is the systematic study...
museum in Lyon.
Lortet is remembered for his scientific and zoological expeditions to the Middle East (Syria, Lebanon and Egypt). Here he performed studies of mummified
Mummy
A mummy is a body, human or animal, whose skin and organs have been preserved by either intentional or incidental exposure to chemicals, extreme coldness , very low humidity, or lack of air when bodies are submerged in bogs, so that the recovered body will not decay further if kept in cool and dry...
animals from the New Kingdom
New Kingdom
The New Kingdom of Egypt, also referred to as the Egyptian Empire is the period in ancient Egyptian history between the 16th century BC and the 11th century BC, covering the Eighteenth, Nineteenth, and Twentieth Dynasties of Egypt....
of ancient Egypt, and in 1880 took part in an excavation of a Phoenicia
Phoenicia
Phoenicia , was an ancient civilization in Canaan which covered most of the western, coastal part of the Fertile Crescent. Several major Phoenician cities were built on the coastline of the Mediterranean. It was an enterprising maritime trading culture that spread across the Mediterranean from 1550...
n necropolis
Necropolis
A necropolis is a large cemetery or burial ground, usually including structural tombs. The word comes from the Greek νεκρόπολις - nekropolis, literally meaning "city of the dead"...
.
Written works
- Faune momifiée de l'ancienne Égypte (Mummified fauna of Ancient Egypt)
- La vérité (Nécropole de Khozan (The truth; NecropolisNecropolisA necropolis is a large cemetery or burial ground, usually including structural tombs. The word comes from the Greek νεκρόπολις - nekropolis, literally meaning "city of the dead"...
of Khozan) - Recherches sur la vitesse du cours du sang dans les artères du cheval au moyen d’un nouvel hémadromographe (Research on the velocity of blood in the arteries of the horse by means of a new hemadromograph), 1867
- La Syrie d'aujourd'hui. Voyages dans La Phénicie, Le Liban et La Judée (Syria of today. Voyages in Phoenecia, Lebanon and JudaeaJudeaJudea or Judæa was the name of the mountainous southern part of the historic Land of Israel from the 8th century BCE to the 2nd century CE, when Roman Judea was renamed Syria Palaestina following the Jewish Bar Kokhba revolt.-Etymology:The...
. 1875-1880 (1881) - Note sur le Rhizoprion bariensis de Jourdan, (Article on Rhizoprion bariensis of Jourdan)
- Passage des leucocytes a travers les membranes organiques (Passage of leucocytes through the organic membranes) (1867)
- Recherche sur les mastodontes et les faunas mammalogiques qui les accompagnent (Research of mastodonMastodonMastodons were large tusked mammal species of the extinct genus Mammut which inhabited Asia, Africa, Europe, North America and Central America from the Oligocene through Pleistocene, 33.9 mya to 11,000 years ago. The American mastodon is the most recent and best known species of the group...
s and associated megafaunaMegafaunaIn terrestrial zoology, megafauna are "giant", "very large" or "large" animals. The most common thresholds used are or...
) (1878) - Les reptiles fossiles du bassin du Rhône (Reptilian fossils of the Rhone basin) (1892)