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Jean David-Weill

1898 – 1972

French art historian

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Lived 1898 – 1972 (aged 74). Jean David-Weill was a French art historian, epigrapher, curator, collector, jurist and conservator.

Jean David-Weill (27 February 1898 – 30 May 1972) was a 20th-century French epigrapher, curator and collector.

The son of David David-Weill, he graduated in law and was a pupil of Gaston Migeon at the École du Louvre and later of Raymond Kœchlin. He followed the courses of Gaston Wiet at the École des langues orientales.

He married Anne David-Weill, a grand-daughter of Horace Günzburg.

In 1927 he was attached then resident at the Institut Français d'Archéologie Orientale at Cairo.

He held the chair of Muslim art at the École du Louvre in 1937 and was curator of the Oriental antiquities department of the Louvre en 1945.

Publications Papyrus arabes du Louvre, 1971. Têtes de chevaux sassanides, 1954. Le Djami, d'Ibn Wahb: edited and commentated by J. David-Weill. II. Commentaire. 1er fascicule, 1941. Le Djâmi''', Volumes 1 à 2, 1941. Le Djâmi d'Ibn Wahb, 1939. Jean David-Weill, Henry Corbin, Remy Cottevieille-Giraudet, Eustache de Lorey and Georges Salles, Bibliothèque nationale. Les Arts de l'Iran, l'ancienne Perse et Bagdad, 1938. Époques mamlouke et ottomane, 1936. Les bois à épigraphes jusqu'à l'époque mamlouke: Musée National de l'art arabe. Ministère de l'instruction, publique, Volume 2, 1936. Un nouveau titre de propriété daté, 1935. Catalogue général du Musée arabe du Caire: les bois à épigraphes jusqu'à l'époque mamlouke, 1931. Papyrus arabes d'Edfou, 1931. Jusqu'à l'époque mamlouke, 1931. Université de Paris. Faculté de droit. Des comptes spéciaux du trésor et des infractions aux principes de la comptabilité publique qu'on y relève. Thesis for the doctorate, 1923. Des comptes spéciaux du Trésor et des infractions aux principes de la comptabilité publique quʹon y relève, 1923. Lettres à un marchand égyptien du IIIe au IXe Quelques textes épigraphiques inédits du Caire Une page de traditions sur papyrus du IIIe de l'hégire Deux pages d'un recueil de hadith Contrat de travail au pair: Papyrus - Louvre - 7348 Emendanda''

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Important facts

Birth century
Nationality
Education
École nationale des langues orientales vivantes, École du Louvre, Paris Law Faculty
Positions held
Curator
Employers
École du Louvre
Awards
Officer of the Legion of Honour; Croix de guerre 1914–1918; Bordin Prize; Officer of Arts and Letters; Combatant's Cross

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Frequently asked questions

Who was Jean David-Weill?

French art historian (1898–1972)

When was Jean David-Weill born?

Jean David-Weill was born on 27 February 1898 in 8th arrondissement of Paris.

When did Jean David-Weill die?

Jean David-Weill died on 30 May 1972 in Neuilly-sur-Seine.

What was Jean David-Weill's occupation?

Jean David-Weill was an art historian, epigrapher, curator, collector, jurist and conservator.

What nationality was Jean David-Weill?

Jean David-Weill was French.

Sources & further reading

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