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Taxacom: Request for information on Rev Pére Cardon, Belgian Missionary and Insect Collector in Chota Nagpur in India

Prathapan Divakaran prathapankd at gmail.com
Fri Nov 1 08:58:42 CDT 2024 

Dear Shyamal,
Many thanks for the information, especially regarding his correct name.
Regards
Prathapan

On Thu, Oct 31, 2024 at 11:27 AM Shyamal L <lshyamal at yahoo.com> wrote:

> I tend to look at my taxacom mails only once in a while but have been
> alerted about this one and reforwarded to me by Dr Prashanth MohanRaj and
> Priyantha Wijesinghe (thanks for letting me know).
>
> So here is some basic material I could find, I will put together a
> Wikipedia entry for long term improvement by multiple authors when I trace
> the portrait photograph.
>
> Père is of course Father, some German anthropology notes talk about
> Cardon's studies on native iron smithy and use the German Pater as his
> title. His name was Louis Cardon, born at Maurage (Hainaut) on 25 December
> 1857. Entered the Society of Jesus on 25 October 1876. Arrived in India on
> 25 November 1884. He died at Samtoli, in Biru area on 11 February 1946.
>
> If someone can locate the original source - Peter Tete, “Louis Cardon,
> S.J. (1857-1946): The Founder of the Biru Mission,” in To Chotanagpur with
> Land
> and Service, 65-77 (Ranchi: Catholic Press Ranchi, 1991). please do help
> me with a copy.
>
> He seems to have been active across Chhota-Nagpur (Nagpore in old
> literature, sometimes with the spelling Chutia which can be read as abuse
> by Indians) and anyone trying to trace old localities for labels may find
> this map of use
> Wikimaps Warper: Viewing Map 7641
> <https://nam10.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwarper.wmflabs.org%2Fmaps%2F7641%23Preview_tab&data=05%7C02%7Ctaxacom%40lists.ku.edu%7Cec34edbdaa8e4e11f14208dcfa7d6df9%7C3c176536afe643f5b96636feabbe3c1a%7C0%7C0%7C638660666004650396%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=wz77SFkqO5M871ESLwOD0ZZDDPFipUjSOmavO%2FDQfcc%3D&reserved=0> Many more can be
> located based on the region via Wikimaps Warper
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> Wikimaps Warper
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> Wikimaps Warper: Viewing Map 7641
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> This note suggests that his grave in Biru may no longer exist -
> https://nam10.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ranjesu.org%2Fpublic%2Fuploads%2Fbulletin%2Fpdfs%2F1727170439-rb-march-2021.pdf&data=05%7C02%7Ctaxacom%40lists.ku.edu%7Cec34edbdaa8e4e11f14208dcfa7d6df9%7C3c176536afe643f5b96636feabbe3c1a%7C0%7C0%7C638660666005119107%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=wbdPZY3jU7zhFpQtrYduCENkm2n7YwEtbWJ6azmHi%2FU%3D&reserved=0
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> A picture of Louis Cardon can be glimpsed in this Youtube video.
>
> Fr Louis Cardon SJ <https://nam10.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3D98DpWfIv0hE&data=05%7C02%7Ctaxacom%40lists.ku.edu%7Cec34edbdaa8e4e11f14208dcfa7d6df9%7C3c176536afe643f5b96636feabbe3c1a%7C0%7C0%7C638660666005119107%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=9N5QbMcbMqdnSnKiFpwJ6%2BT4Isps82KZUn%2BXq5ZBgOg%3D&reserved=0>
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> Fr Louis Cardon SJ
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> <https://nam10.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3D98DpWfIv0hE&data=05%7C02%7Ctaxacom%40lists.ku.edu%7Cec34edbdaa8e4e11f14208dcfa7d6df9%7C3c176536afe643f5b96636feabbe3c1a%7C0%7C0%7C638660666005119107%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=9N5QbMcbMqdnSnKiFpwJ6%2BT4Isps82KZUn%2BXq5ZBgOg%3D&reserved=0>
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> best wishes
> Shyamal
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> On Wednesday, October 30, 2024 at 08:48:02 PM GMT+5:30, Prathapan
> Divakaran via Taxacom <taxacom at lists.ku.edu> wrote:
>
>
> Dear All,
> I would highly appreciate it if any one could please provide information on
> Rev  Pére Cardon, a Belgian Missionary who collected beetles in Chota
> Nagpur and adjoining areas in India in the 19th century.
> Regards
> Prathapan
>
>
>
> Prathapan K. D.
> Entomology
> Vellayani P. O.
> Trivandrum - 695 522
> Kerala, INDIA
>
> Phone: Mobile: 91- (0) - 9446053297
>           Office:  91- (0) - 471-238-8146; Home: 91 - (0) - 471-2383847
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Prathapan K. D.
Entomology
Vellayani P. O.
Trivandrum - 695 522
Kerala, INDIA

Phone: Mobile: 91- (0) - 9446053297
           Office:   91- (0) - 471-238-8146; Home: 91 - (0) - 471-2383847

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