Alexandre Lenoir | |
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Born | Marie Alexandre Lenoir 27 December 1761 Paris, France |
Died | 11 June 1839 Paris, France | (aged 77)
Occupation | archaeologist |
Marie Alexandre Lenoir (27 December 1761 – 11 June 1839) was a French archaeologist. Self-taught, he devoted himself to saving France's historic monuments, sculptures and tombs from the ravages of the French Revolution, notably those of Saint-Denis and Sainte-Geneviève.