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Théophile Corret de la Tour d'Auvergne
French officer (1743–1800) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Théophile Malo Corret de la Tour d'Auvergne (French pronunciation: [teɔfil malo kɔʁɛ də la tuʁ dovɛʁɲ]; 23 November 1743 – 28 June 1800) was a French officer named by Napoleon as the "first grenadier of France". He was also a celtomaniac antiquarian who introduced the words "dolmen" and "menhir" into general archaeological usage.
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