Biography of Fernand Touris

Fernand Touris enrolled at the University for one year in 1908 to study Latin. He was born at Victoria, Mahe, Seychelles, son of Fernand, a postmaster. Touris, a Mauritian-Indian, was awarded a Seychelles scholarship in 1906 to continue study abroad.

Touris qualified as a barrister, and in 1938 he was appointed an Un-official Member of the Legislative Council of the Colony of Seychelles.

Sources

Other Online Resources

• Deryck Scarr, Seychelles since 1770 : history of a slave and post-slavery society, London: Hurst, 2000, p.93
• The London Gazette, 18 October 1938, p.6500

Archival Materials

• R8/ Matriculation Records 1918-19;1921-22;1922-23

Summary

Fernand Touris
Born 1892.
GU Degree: Arts, 1908;
University Link: Student
Occupation categories: lawyers
English snippet: Arts student at the University of Glasgow in 1908
Record last updated: 16th Oct 2013

Country Associations

Seychelles, Mahe, Victoria
Place of Birth

University Connections

University Roles

• Student