Joseph Delteil (speleologist) explained
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| Birth Date: | 21 March 1909 |
| Death Place: | Foix in Ariège |
| Occupation: | Speleologist
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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, revealing 3800 meters of active network. In 1943 and in 1946-47, he also participated alongside and Norbert Casteret to the exploration of the abyss of .
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.
External links
- Association des anciens responsables de la fédération française de spéléologie : In Memoriam.
- N. Casteret, « Joseph Delteil (1909-1979) », Spelunca, Paris, 1980 (1),, 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)
Notes and References
- News: Les grandes figures disparues de la spéléologie française. Spelunca (Spécial Centenaire de la Spéléologie). 31. 1988. 45.
