Joseph Delteil (speleologist)
Joseph Delteil | |
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| Born | 21 March 1909 |
| Died | 7 November 1979 (aged 70) Foix in Ariège |
| Occupation(s) | Speleologist Caver |
Joseph Delteil (21 March 1909 – 7 November 1979) was a French speleologist.[1]
Delteil trained as a carpenter before turning to speleology. In 1935, he participated in the exploration of the Labouiche underground river, revealing 3800 meters of active network. In 1943 and in 1946-47, he also participated alongside Marcel Loubens and Norbert Casteret to the exploration of the abyss of Henne Morte.
His name is given to the 130 meter deep shaft located at the bottom of the "gouffre Raymonde", the major chasm of the réseau Félix Trombe.
References
External links
- Association des anciens responsables de la fédération française de spéléologie : In Memoriam.
- N. Casteret, « Joseph Delteil (1909-1979) », Spelunca, Paris, 1980 (1), p. 6, 1 photographie.
- G. Jauzion, In memoriam Joseph Delteil, in Bulletin de la Société méridionale de spéléologie et de préhistoire, vol. XX, 1980, (pp. 3)
- Joseph Delteil in WESSEX CAVE CLUB
- Joseph Delteil in Rivière Souterraine de Labouiche
- Joseph Delteil in explorations by Norbert Casteret in 1937
- Joseph Delteil mentioned in More Years Under the Earth (1961)