About Eugène Müntz
Lived 1845 – 1902 (aged 57). Eugène Müntz was a French art historian, writer, university teacher, library curator and librarian.
Eugène Müntz (11 June 1845 – 30 October 1902) was a French art historian who specialized in the Italian Renaissance art.
LIfe and career Eugène Müntz was born on 11 June 1845 in Soultz-sous-Forêts, Bas-Rhin. His brother was Achille Müntz, who became an agricultural chemist.
From 1873 to 1876 he was a member of the École française de Rome. He was a professor of art history at the École des Beaux-arts, where he lectured from 1885 to 1893.
In 1893 he became a member of the Académie des Inscriptions et Belles-Lettres, and in 1898 was elected president of the Société de l'histoire de Paris et de l'Île-de-France.
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French art historian (1845-1902)
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Eugène Müntz was born on 11 June 1845 in Soultz-sous-Forêts.
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Eugène Müntz died on 30 October 1902 in Paris.
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Eugène Müntz was an art historian, writer, university teacher, library curator and librarian.
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Eugène Müntz was French.
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