Louis Carton studied medicine at the
University of Lille after attending the
Lycée in Lille and earned his
doctorate in 1883. He then joined the
French army as a military doctor and was transferred to
Tunisia in 1886. In addition to his work as a physician, he developed a strong interest in
archeology. He was first employed in
Gabès, then from 1888 in
Souk-el-Arba. Here he began to study
Bulla Regia. From 1891 he was stationed in
Téboursouk, he turned to the archaeological investigation of
Thugga. He returned to France for a short time, and In 1902 he was employed in
Sousse, where he again turned his attention to his archaeological interests. He founded the
Société archéologique de Sousse, studied the catacombs of the ancient
Hadrumetum and the sanctuary of the Tanit in
El Kenissia. In 1904 he moved to
La Goulette, a suburb of
Tunis, from where he devoted himself to archaeological researches in
Carthage. In 1901 he became knight of the honorary legion, 1918 officer of the honorary legion, 1910 corresponding member of the Académie des Inscriptions et Belles-Lettres. ==Further reading==