About Robert Devreesse
Lived 1894 – 1978 (aged 84). Robert Devreesse was a French latin Catholic priest, librarian, historian, catholic priest, praefectus and curator.
Robert Devreesse (28 May 1894, Cisai-Saint-Aubin – 1978 Orville) was a French priest and scriptor in the Vatican Library. His many works involve ground-breaking achievement in Greek (and also in Syriac) palaeography, research into the life and work of Theodore of Mopsuestia and the history of the Patriarchate of Antioch in its early centuries.
During World War II, he was irregularly appointed provisional curator of the Manuscripts department of the Bibliothèque Nationale; he was therefore fired in August 1944. After WWII, he was Vice-Prefect of the Vatican Library until 1950.
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Who was Robert Devreesse?
French priest (1894–1978)
When was Robert Devreesse born?
Robert Devreesse was born on 20 May 1894 in Cisai-Saint-Aubin.
When did Robert Devreesse die?
Robert Devreesse died on 16 August 1978 in Orville.
What was Robert Devreesse's occupation?
Robert Devreesse was a latin Catholic priest, librarian, historian, catholic priest, praefectus and curator.
What nationality was Robert Devreesse?
Robert Devreesse was French.
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