André Chastagnol, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

André Chastagnol

French epigrapher, historian and archaeologist

Date of Birth: 21-Feb-1920

Place of Birth: Paris, Île-de-France, France

Date of Death: 02-Sep-1996

Profession: university teacher, numismatist, legal historian, classical scholar, high school teacher, epigrapher, historian of classical antiquity

Nationality: France

Zodiac Sign: Pisces


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About André Chastagnol

  • André Chastagnol (21 February 1920 – 2 September 1996) was a 20th-century French historian, specializing in Latin epigraphy and literature. After teaching at the universities of Algiers, Rennes and Paris X-Nanterre, he finished his career as a professor at the Paris-Sorbonne University.
  • His two theses were devoted to the Praefectus urbi.
  • He succeeded Hans-Georg Pflaum at the head of the Latin epigraphy seminar of the École pratique des hautes études where Michel Christol, Xavier Loriot, François Jacques, etc.
  • were among his studentsHis various works on the Lower Roman Empire and Late Antiquity are authoritative.
  • He was long interested in the Augustan History, of which he provided translation and helped to improve the study.
  • His large personal library, bequeathed to the Sorbonne, is now incorporated into the Bibliothèque Serpente. André Chastagnol was a member of the Société des Antiquaires de France.

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