Jean Baptiste LeChevalier, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Jean Baptiste LeChevalier

French astronomer, art historian and archaeologist

Date of Birth: 01-Jul-1752

Place of Birth: Trelly, Normandy, France

Date of Death: 02-Jul-1836

Profession: astronomer, librarian, art historian, archaeologist

Nationality: France

Zodiac Sign: Cancer


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About Jean Baptiste LeChevalier

  • Jean Baptiste LeChevalier (July 1 1752 in Trelly, Manche department to July 2 1836 in Paris, Saint-Étienne-du-Mont) was a French scholar, astronomer and archaeologist. LeChevalier studied in Paris and taught from 1772 to 1778 at several colleges.
  • He was appointed by the French Ambassador to the Ottoman Empire Choiseul-Gouffier to undertake archaeological research in the region.
  • He visited Italy and the north-west coast of Anatolia, where he devoted his studies particularly to the identification of Troy. After the outbreak of the French revolution he returned to France.
  • In 1790 he travelled to London, toured Europe in the following years and returned only in 1795 to France. Since 1806 he was employed as the first curator of the Sainte-Geneviève Library in Paris.

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