Formation and Early Years
After secondary studies in the Jesuit High School of Mons, Lafont entered the novitiate of the Society of Jesus in Ghent (1854). He then went through the usual Jesuit formation, with period of pedagogical experiences as teacher in Ghent (1857–59) and Liège (1862–63) and years of philosophical formation (Tournai) and a degree in natural sciences in Namur (1863–65). In Namur he showed already a particular aptitude for physical experimentation. In 1865 Lafont left for India where he arrived, in Calcutta the 4 December 1865.
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