Henri Breuil

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French scientist Roman Catholic priest archaeologist human prehistorian

Henri Breuil was a pioneering French archaeologist and prehistorian renowned for his groundbreaking studies and documentation of Paleolithic cave art across Europe.

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Abbé Breuil 1

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instanceOf French scientist ⓘ
Roman Catholic priest ⓘ
archaeologist ⓘ
human ⓘ
prehistorian ⓘ
areaOfInfluence European Paleolithic studies ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship France ⓘ
dateOfBirth 1877-02-28 ⓘ
dateOfDeath 1961-08-14 ⓘ
educatedAt Institut Catholique de Paris NERFINISHED ⓘ
Sorbonne University NERFINISHED ⓘ
employer Collège de France NERFINISHED ⓘ
era 20th century ⓘ
familyName Breuil NERFINISHED ⓘ
fieldOfWork Paleolithic archaeology ⓘ
cave art ⓘ
prehistoric art ⓘ
fullName Henri Édouard Prosper Breuil NERFINISHED ⓘ
givenName Henri NERFINISHED ⓘ
influenced study of prehistoric art worldwide ⓘ
knownFor classification of Paleolithic cultures ⓘ
interpretation of Upper Paleolithic parietal art ⓘ
systematic recording of Paleolithic cave art in Europe ⓘ
languageSpokenWrittenOrSigned French ⓘ
memberOf Académie des Inscriptions et Belles-Lettres NERFINISHED ⓘ
Pontifical Academy of Archaeology NERFINISHED ⓘ
nickname Pope of Prehistory NERFINISHED ⓘ
notableWork documentation of Altamira cave paintings ⓘ
research on Font-de-Gaume cave ⓘ
research on Les Combarelles cave ⓘ
studies of Lascaux cave art ⓘ
occupation Catholic priest ⓘ
archaeologist ⓘ
prehistorian ⓘ
university teacher ⓘ
placeOfBirth France ⓘ
Manche NERFINISHED ⓘ
Mortain NERFINISHED ⓘ
Normandy NERFINISHED ⓘ
placeOfDeath France ⓘ
L’Isle-Adam NERFINISHED ⓘ
Val-d’Oise NERFINISHED ⓘ
positionHeld Professor at Collège de France ⓘ
religion Roman Catholicism ⓘ
sexOrGender male ⓘ
workLocation France ⓘ
Portugal NERFINISHED ⓘ
South Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ
Spain NERFINISHED ⓘ

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Grotte de Mas d’Azil → excavatedBy → Henri Breuil ⓘ
Lascaux cave → firstScientificStudyBy → Henri Breuil ⓘ
subject surface form: Lascaux
Lascaux cave → firstScientificStudyBy → Henri Breuil ⓘ
subject surface form: Lascaux
this entity surface form: Abbé Breuil