About Eugène Goupil
Lived 1831 – 1895 (aged 63). Eugène Goupil was a French philanthropist and art collector.
Charles Eugène Espidon Goupil (14 December 1831 – 24 October 1896) was a French-Mexican philanthropist and collector.
In 1889 he bought Joseph Marius Alexis Aubin's collection of 384 Mesoamerican manuscripts. On 14 May 1864, he married Augustine Élie. After Goupil's death, his wife donated the collection to the Bibliothèque Nationale in Paris.
Family On May 14, 1864, he married Augustine Elie. His grand-nephew was the painter Jean Charlot and his nephew by marriage was the son of Léon Harmel.
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Who was Eugène Goupil?
French-Mexican philanthropist and collector
When was Eugène Goupil born?
Eugène Goupil was born on 14 December 1831 in Mexico City.
When did Eugène Goupil die?
Eugène Goupil died on 24 October 1895.
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Eugène Goupil was a philanthropist and art collector.
What nationality was Eugène Goupil?
Eugène Goupil was French.
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