| LC control no. | n 89648946 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Personal name heading | Coppolani, Xavier, 1866-1905 |
| Associated country | France |
| Birth date | 1866-02-01 |
| Death date | 1905-05-12 |
| Place of birth | Corsica (France) |
| Place of death | Tidjikja (Mauritania) |
| Affiliation | Sufi Order International |
| Profession or occupation | Colonial administrators |
| Found in | nuc89-49376: Depont, O. Les confreĢries religieuses musulmanes [MI] 1897 (usage on MH rept.: Xavier Coppolani) His Mauritanie saharienne, c1999: t.p. (Xavier Coppolani) LC data base, 2006-04-13 (hdg.: Coppolani, Xavier, 1866-1905) African American Studies Center, accessed December 7, 2014, via Oxford African American Studies Center database: (Coppolani, Xavier; colonial founder / official. He was born 01 February 1866 in Corsica, France; completed his secondary education at the port city of Constantine from 1883 to 1886; became a member of the colonial administration as secretary; brought him into contact with politically influential Sufi Muslim religious orders; wrote a book together with Octave Depont - Les confreries religieuses musulmanes. In 1902 he ent to Mauritania with the hope of asserting the power of zawiya Sufi religious communities over hassan (warrior) families; led a military expedition to Tagant in the spring of 1905. He died 12 May 1905 Tidjikja, Mauritania) |
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