François Joseph Clozel

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French military officer, colonial administrator, and governor-general

FranceLived 1860 to 1918 · aged 58

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Marie François Joseph Clozel was a French colonial administrator who became Governor General of French West Africa. Interested in understanding the region, he took an active part in developing French scientific research in West Africa in collaboration with the anthropologist Maurice Delafosse.

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Clozel's tombstone, Christian cemetery, Rabat, Morocco

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1913Commander of the Legion of Honour

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France

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deceased

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Lived 1860 to 1918 · aged 58

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