Ernest Chantre

Ernest Chantre (13 January 1843, in Lyon – 24 November 1924, in Écully) was a prominent French archaeologist and anthropologist.

From 1873 to 1888, he was editor of the journal Matériaux pour l'Histoire primitive et naturelle de l'Homme.

[1] From 1873 to 1913 he was involved in numerous scientific missions throughout Asia Minor, North Africa, Armenia and the Caucasus region.

[1] In 1882 the African darter subspecies, Anhinga rufa chantrei was named in his honour by ornithologist Émile Oustalet.

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