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René Dussaud

French archaeologist (1868-1958) · France · On the map · Academics · Died at 89

René Dussaud was a French Orientalist, archaeologist, and epigrapher. Among his major works are studies on the religion of the Hittites, the Hurrians, the Phoenicians and the Syriacs.

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Awards

Commander of the Legion of Honour1937
Croix de guerre 1914-1918
Officier de l'Instruction publique
Commander of the Order of the Crown

About this person

He became curator of the Department of Near Eastern Antiquities at the Louvre Museum and a member of the Académie des Inscriptions et Belles-Lettres. One notable student was pioneering Jewish archaeologist Judith Marquet-Krause.

Country
France
Category
Academics
Type
Academic
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1868 to 1958 · aged 89