Stanislas d'Escayrac de Lauture, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Stanislas d'Escayrac de Lauture

French explorer

Date of Birth: 19-Mar-1826

Place of Birth: Paris, Île-de-France, France

Date of Death: 18-Dec-1868

Profession: writer, geographer, explorer

Nationality: France

Zodiac Sign: Pisces

Pierre Henri Stanislas d'Escayrac de Lauture, count then marquis of Escayrac, Commandeur of the Légion d'honneur, 19 March 1826 – 18 December 1868) was a 19th-century French explorer, geographer, diplomat and linguist. He was born of an old aristocratic family of Quercy, of which three members took part in the Crusade of Louis IX of France.
His father was marquis Léonce d'Escayrac-Lauture, Pair de France, and his mother Adèle Portal, daughter of baron Pierre-Barthélémy Portal d'Albarèdes, Minister of the Navy under Louis XVIII of France. A French traveler and explorer, he made numerous trips to Africa and the East and left some interesting works.