1861 - 1915
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Details
| First Name |
Gaston
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| Last Name |
Cros
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| Birthday |
6th October, 1861
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| Birthplace |
Alsace, France
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| Died |
10th May, 1915
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| Place of Death |
Artois, France
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| Build |
Slim
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| Eye Color |
Blue
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| Hair Color |
Brown - Light
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| Zodiac Sign |
Libra
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| Sexuality |
Straight
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| Ethnicity |
White
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| Nationality |
French
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| Occupation |
Military
|
Colonel Marie Augstin Gaston Cros (known as Gaston Cros) (6 October 1861 – 10 May 1915) was a French army officer and archaeologist.
He was born in Alsace and was displaced when that territory was incorporated into the German Empire.
He joined the French Army as a lieutenant and saw action in Tonkin before spending several years surveying in Tunisia, receiving the honours of membership of Vietnamese and Tunisian orders and appointment as a chevalier of the Legion of Honour.
In 1901 Cros was appointed head of the French archaeological expedition to Girsu, Iraq to continue the work of Ernest de Sarzec.
His work over the next five years included the
tracing of the 32.5 feet (9.9 m) thick city wall and for his work there received a letter of commendation from Gaston Doumergue, the Minister of Fine Arts, and the award of the Golden Palms of the Ordre des Palmes Académiques.
Promoted to lieutenant-colonel, Cros served in the French protectorate of Morocco from 1913, seeing action in the Zaian War.
