Norbert Casteret

French caver and writer (1897-1987) Date Of Birth : 1897-08-19T00:00:00Z Date Of Death : 1987-07-20T00:00:00Z

Norbert Casteret (19 August 1897 – 20 July 1987) was a famous French caver, adventurer and writer, and is one of the most recognisable names in caving worldwide. Following Édouard-Alfred Martel (the “father of modern speleology”, although Casteret sometimes also enjoys this title), Casteret, along with Robert de Joly, became a leading figure of French speleology between the world wars and into the middle of the 20th century.

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