Fulgence Fresnel | |
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| Born | 16 April 1795 |
| Died | 30 November 1855 (aged 60) |
| Nationality | French |
| Occupation(s) | Assyriologist Orientalist Translator Diplomat |
| Relatives | Augustin-Jean Fresnel (brother) Léonor Mérimée (uncle) Prosper Mérimée (cousin) |
Fulgence Fresnel (/ˈfreɪn-, ˈfrɛn.ɛl, -əl/ FRAYN-, FREN-el, -əl or /freɪˈnɛl/ fray-NEL;[1] French: [fylʒɑ̃s fʁɛnɛl];[2] (15 April 1795 – 30 November 1855) was a French Orientalist. He was brother to the noted physicist Augustin Fresnel (1788–1827). Fresnel was an Orientalist scholar who led one of the first archaeological teams to excavate in Mesopotamia.