Michel Fourmont, Date of Birth, Date of Death

Michel Fourmont

French religious servant and professor

Date of Birth: 28-Sep-1690

Date of Death: 05-Feb-1746

Profession: professor, classical scholar, religious servant

Nationality: France

Zodiac Sign: Libra

Michel Fourmont (1690–1746) was a French antiquarian and -a so called- classical scholar, Catholic priest and traveller.
A member of the Académie des Inscriptions, he was one of the scholars sent by Louis XV to the eastern Mediterranean to collect inscriptions and manuscripts.
He is now best remembered for having presented as genuine some forged inscriptions.