Aimé Olivier de Sanderval
Aimé Olivier de Sanderval in 1882
Aimé Olivier de Sanderval (1840-1919) was a French adventurer and colonialist.
Early life
He was born in Lyon into a major local family who subsequently moved to Marseille. From childhood he was a passionate reader of travelogues such as René Caillié account of his trip to Timbuktu. In 1864 he left the Parisan Central School of Arts and Manufactures which his uncle Theodore Olivier was involved in founding.
Gallery
Works
- De l'Atlantique au Niger par le Foutah-Djallon, carnet de voyage d'Aimé Olivier de Sanderval, 1882.
- Soudan français Kahel; carnet de voyage, d'Aimé Olivier de Sanderval, 1893.
- Conquête du Foutah-Djallon, d'Aimé Olivier de Sanderval, 1899.
- Les Rives du Konkouré, de l'Atlantique au Fouta-Djalon, Paris, Challamel, 1900.
- De l'absolu (extraits). La mort n'est pas la mort., Digne, Constans et Davin, 1914.
- Mémoires d'Aimé Olivier, comte de Sanderval, publiées par Georges Olivier de Sanderval avec des illustrations de Gaullieur-L'Hardy, éd. Imprimeries bretonnes, 1961.
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