Marcel Treich-Laplène
Marcel Treich-Laplène | |
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| Personal details | |
| Born | 24 June 1860 |
| Died | 9 March 1890 (aged 29) |
| Occupation | Geographical exploration, Colonial administrator |
| Distinction | Chevalier of the Legion of Honour |
Marcel Treich-Laplène (24 June 1860 – 9 March 1890), which was then the administrative capital of Côte d'Ivoire, was the first European explorer of Côte d'Ivoire and its first colonial administrator.
Childhood and Adolescence
Marcel Treich-Laplène is the son of Gustave Treich-Lapèlne, a notary of Meymac, who became the mayor of Ussel, after being the magistrate of Tizi Ouzou, then Kabylie, and finally Comores.
With the death of his father in 1882, the young Marcel, upon returning from his military service in Algeria, suspended his legal studies in order to support his family. With the help of a friend of his father's, he was hired as a tutor in La Rochelle, France. It was here that he met Arthur Verdier.
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