Henri Breuil
French priest and academic (1877-1961) · France · On the map · Religious Figures · Died at 84
Henri Édouard Prosper Breuil, often referred to as Abbé Breuil, was a French Catholic priest, archaeologist, anthropologist, ethnologist and geologist.
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1961Died14 August 19611958Albrecht Penck MedalAwardCommander of the Legion of HonourAward1954Grand Cross of the Civil Order of Alfonso X the WiseAward1948Prestwich MedalAward1924Daniel Giraud Elliot MedalAward1877Born28 February 1877
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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.
Country
France
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Religious Figures
Type
Religious Figure
Status
Deceased
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Lived 1877 to 1961 · aged 84
