About André Boulanger
Lived 1886 – 1958 (aged 72). André Boulanger was a French latinist, archaeologist, historian, translator and classical philologist.
André Boulanger (26 July 1886, Chéroy – 9 September 1958, Montgeron) was a French professor of literature and Latin scholar who shared his activity between archaeology and the teaching profession.
He was a professor of Latin language and literature at Fribourg, Bordeaux, Strasbourg, and at the Sorbonne.
The subject of his thesis was Aelius Aristides and sophistry in the province of Asia in the second century AD. He was responsible for the creation of the neologism euergetism (from the Greek εὐεργετέω meaning "I do good things") for the practice of wealthy or high-status individuals distributing a part of their wealth to the community, rather than to individuals.
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Who was André Boulanger?
French latinist and archaeologist (1886-1958)
When was André Boulanger born?
André Boulanger was born on 20 July 1886 in Chéroy.
When did André Boulanger die?
André Boulanger died on 9 September 1958 in Montgeron.
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André Boulanger was a latinist, archaeologist, historian, translator and classical philologist.
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André Boulanger was French.
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