Pierre De Sornay

{{Short description|Agronomist, historian}}

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Marie Joseph Pierre de Sornay (born Port Louis, Mauritius October 11, 1876{{spaced ndash}} died Curepipe, Mauritius August 5, 1968) was a Mauritian agronomist and writer.

Sornay was awarded the Chevalier de la Légion d'honneur in 1934, the Officier de la Légion d'honneur in 1956, and the Commandeur du Mérite agricole in 1966.{{cite web|url=http://data.bnf.fr/10454608/pierre_de_sornay/|title=Pierre de SORNAY, Prix Thorlet – 1951)|publisher= Académie française }}{{cite web|url=http://gw.geneanet.org/samlap?lang=en&p=pierre&n=de+sornay|title=Pierre de SORNAY)|publisher= Geneanet}} He wrote the book Isle De France-Ile Maurice, which was awarded the Prix Thorlet by the Académie française.