Tonino Benacquista and the sense of smell, Chalon-sur-Saône (Saône-et-Loire (71))

 

In a shop selling spices in Chalon-sur-Saône is a quotation from novelist Tonino Benacquista, in which he states that the sense of smell has much more memory than any of the other senses, having the power to bring back the past in a truly remarkable way. It's a perceptive comment of course, although it forgets or is unaware of the fact that many people don't have a sense of smell.

François Chabas, Chalon-sur-Saône (Saône-et-Loire (71))

François Joseph Chabas (1817-82) was, as should be clear from this photo, an Egyptologist. He was from modest origins and taught himself Latin and Greek among other languages, in particular ancient Egyptian. He published about fifty scientific works during his life, and was the first person to decipher the Prisse papyrus. From 1876 to 1880 he published the journal L'Égyptologie.

Nicéphore Niépce, Chalon-sur-Saône (Saône-et-Loire (71))

The statue by Eugène Guillaume in 1885, in Chalon-sur-Saône, in memory of Nicéphore Niépce (1765-1833), the inventor of photography, in the town where he was born. Also the plaque on Niépce's nearby birthplace, in 15 rue de l'Oratoire just off rue au Change. The photography museum Nicéphore Niépce is in the former Hôtel des messageries.

Floral tribute, Chalon-sur-Saône (Saône-et-Loire (71))

The floral tribute in Chalon-sur-Saône to those who respect the wearing of the mask.