Georges Contenau

Georges Contenau
Tepe Sialk in 1934: seated from right to left: Roman Ghirshman, Tania Ghirshman, Georges Contenau.
Born9 April 1877
Laon
Died22 March 1964(1964-03-22) (aged 86)
Paris
Occupation(s)Physician
Archaeologist
Historian

Georges Contenau (April 9, 1877 – March 22, 1964) was a French archeologist, curator, orientalist and religious historian who was an expert in the field of culture and religion of the ancient civilizations of the Near and Middle East.[1]

  1. ^ Dedi à Georges Contenau. Bruxelles, 1960 (Annuaire de l'Institut de philology et d'Histoire orientales et slaves Tome XV (1958–1960))