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French epigrapher, curator and collector (1898-1972) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Jean David-Weill (27 February 1898 – 30 May 1972) was a 20th-century French epigrapher, curator and collector.
Jean David-Weill | |
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Born | 27 February 1898 Paris |
Died | 30 May 1972 74) | (aged
Occupation(s) | Epigrapher Curator Collector |
Spouse | Anne David-Weill |
Father | David David-Weill |
Relatives | Pierre David-Weill (brother) |
The son of David David-Weill,[1] he graduated in law[2] and was a pupil of Gaston Migeon at the École du Louvre and later of Raymond Kœchlin. He followed the couses of Gaston Wiet at the École des langues orientales.
He married Anne David-Weill, a grand-daughter of Horace Günzburg.
In 1927 he was attached then resident at the Institut Français d'Archéologie Orientale at Cairo.
He held the chair of Muslim art at the École du Louvre in 1937 and was curator of the Oriental antiquities department of the Louvre[3] en 1945.
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