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vicomte de Alphonse Jean René Fleuriot de Langle
1809–1881
A French vice admiral who turned years of naval service into vivid travel writing, he wrote from firsthand experience of Africa’s coasts and France’s overseas world. His work blends exploration, observation, and the perspective of a 19th-century officer at sea.
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Langs de kust van Afrika De Aarde en haar Volken, 1875
by vicomte de Alphonse Jean René Fleuriot de Langle
About the author
Born in 1809 in Brittany, this French naval officer built a long career at sea and eventually rose to the rank of vice admiral. Biographical records and reference sources identify him as Alphonse Jean René Fleuriot de Langle, often styled Vicomte de Fleuriot de Langle.
His naval service included the capture of Algiers in 1830, work against the slave trade off Africa, and later assignments connected with the Crimean War and the Indian Ocean. That background helps explain the authority behind his published writing, which drew on travel, coastal expeditions, and imperial-era observation.
He is remembered in book catalogs as the author of works on Africa, including accounts associated with the West African coast. He died in 1881, leaving behind a profile that sits at the crossroads of maritime history, exploration, and 19th-century travel literature.