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Fulgence Fresnel

French Orientalist (1795-1855) · France · Writers · Died at 60

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Fulgence Fresnel ( FRAYN-, FREN-el, -⁠əl or fray-NEL; French: [fylʒɑ̃s fʁɛnɛl]; was a French Orientalist. He was brother of physicist Augustin Fresnel. Fresnel was an Orientalist scholar who led one of the first archaeological teams to excavate in Mesopotamia.

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