Joseph Delteil |
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| Born | 21 March 1909
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| Died | 7 November 1979(1979-11-07) (aged 70)
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| Occupation(s) | Speleologist
Caver |
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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 Labouiche underground river [fr], revealing 3800 meters of active network. In 1943 and in 1946-47, he also participated alongside Marcel Loubens [fr] and Norbert Casteret to the exploration of the abyss of Henne Morte [fr].
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
- ^ "Les grandes figures disparues de la spéléologie française". Spelunca (Spécial Centenaire de la Spéléologie). No. 31. 1988. p. 45.
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)
