About Xavier Guichard
Lived 1870 – 1947 (aged 76). Xavier Guichard was a French anthropologist, archaeologist and chief of police.
Xavier Guichard (1870–1947) was a French Director of Police, archaeologist and writer.
His 1936 book Eleusis Alesia: Enquête sur les origines de la civilisation européenne is an early example of speculative thinking concerning Earth mysteries, based on his observations of apparent alignments between Alesia-like place names on a map of France. His theories are analogous to those of his near-contemporary in the United Kingdom, Alfred Watkins, concerning Ley lines.
Xavier Guichard appears as a character in the novels of Georges Simenon, where he is the superior of the fictional detective Jules Maigret.
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Who was Xavier Guichard?
French archaeologist (1870–1947)
When was Xavier Guichard born?
Xavier Guichard was born on 5 July 1870 in Paris.
When did Xavier Guichard die?
Xavier Guichard died on 21 March 1947 in Paris.
What was Xavier Guichard's occupation?
Xavier Guichard was an anthropologist, archaeologist and chief of police.
What nationality was Xavier Guichard?
Xavier Guichard was French.
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