Maurice Besnier, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Maurice Besnier

French historian

Date of Birth: 29-Sep-1873

Place of Birth: 9th arrondissement of Paris, Île-de-France, France

Date of Death: 04-Mar-1933

Profession: historian, university teacher, classical scholar

Nationality: France

Zodiac Sign: Libra

Maurice Besnier (29 September 1873, Paris – 4 March 1933, Caen) was a French historian, who specialised in ancient geography and topography. Former member of the École française de Rome, he became the 34th professor of ancient history, epigraphy and archeology of the Faculté des Lettres de Caen.
He was named as chair of ancient geography at the École pratique des hautes études in 1920, and in 1924 became a member of the Académie des Inscriptions et Belles-Lettres.
He contributed to the Pauly-Wissowa and to the Dictionnaire des Antiquités.