biography
| name: |
Breuil, Henri (Edouard Prosper)
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pronunciation:
[broey]
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| male
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| lived:
| (1877–1961)
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| biography:
| Archaeologist, born in Mortain, NW France. He trained as a priest, became interested in cave art in 1900, and was responsible for the discovery of the decorated caves at Combarelles and Font-de-Gaume in the Dordogne the following year. Professor at the Collège de France (1929–47), his work marked the beginning of the study of palaeolithic art. |
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