Jacques Boucher de Crèvecœur de Perthes, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Jacques Boucher de Crèvecœur de Perthes

French archaeologist

Date of Birth: 10-Sep-1788

Place of Birth: Rethel, Grand Est, France

Date of Death: 05-Aug-1868

Profession: archaeologist, anthropologist, prehistorian

Nationality: France

Zodiac Sign: Virgo

Jacques Boucher de Crèvecœur de Perthes (French pronunciation: ?[?ak bu?e d(?) k??vkœ? d? p??t]; 10 September 1788 – 5 August 1868), sometimes referred to as Boucher de Perthes (British English: BOO-shay d? PAIRT), was a French archaeologist and antiquary notable for his discovery, in about 1830, of flint tools in the gravels of the Somme valley.



Alternative names	Henri Grévedon Birth name: Pierre-Louis Henri Grévedon
Description	French painter, aquarellist, draughtsman and lithographer
Date of birth/death	17 October 1776	1 June 1860
Location of birth/death	Paris	Paris
Work location	France / Russia / Sweden
Authority control	: Q4148362 VIAF: 19862066 ISNI: 0000 0001 0876 9904 ULAN: 500007693 LCCN: n97861146 GND: 121636356 WorldCat