Henri Breuil
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French priest and academic (1877–1961)
Key facts
- Born
- ( 1877-02-28 ) 28 February 1877, Mortain , Manche , France
- Died
- 14 August 1961 (1961-08-14) (aged 84), L'Isle-Adam, Val-d'Oise , France
- Alma mater
- Sorbonne
- Awards
- Daniel Giraud Elliot Medal (1924) , Albrecht-Penck-Medaille (1958)
- Fields
- Catholic priest archaeologist anthropologist ethnologist geologist
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Henri
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- France
- Place of birth
- Mortain
- Place of death
- L'Isle-Adam
- Occupation
- botanist
- Educated at
- Sorbonne
- Employer
- University of Bordeaux
- Languages spoken
- French
- Religion
- Catholic Church
- Field of work
- archaeology
- Image
- Henri Breuil.jpg
- Work location
- Paris
- Residence
- France
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Encyclopedic overview
Henri Édouard Prosper Breuil (28 February 1877 – 14 August 1961), often referred to as Abbé Breuil ( French pronunciation: [abe bʁœj]), was a French Catholic priest, archaeologist, anthropologist, ethnologist and geologist. He studied cave art in the Somme and Dordogne valleys as well as in Spain, Portugal, Italy, Ireland, China with Teilhard de Chardin, Ethiopia, British Somali Coast Protectorate, and especially southern Africa.
Life
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