Paul Carié

François Joseph Paul Carié (November 6, 1876 – December 19, 1930) was a French naturalist born in Mauritius. He is best known for his fossil collection and involvement in the Mauritian sugar industry.

Biography Carié was born on November 6, 1876, in Beau Bassin-Rose Hill, Mauritius to a French settler family. His uncle, Thom Thierry, was a well-known industrialist. Carié studied at the Royal College of Mauritius and worked as an accountant with Blyth Brothers (Now Ireland Blyth Ltd.) from 1899-1901. After the death of his mother in 1899 he inherited a sugar cane plantation - the Mon Désert sugar estate - and property in Paris. in Paris, France.

Kiki In 1923, Carié donated a giant tortoise (Aldabrachelys gigantea) named Kiki to the Jardin des Plantes in Paris. Kiki was a famous attraction at the Jardin des Plantes and would live to the estimated age of 146 in 2009.