Désiré Charnay
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Gender | Female |
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Death | 109 years ago |
Date of birth | May 2,1828 |
Zodiac sign | Taurus |
Born | Fleurie |
France | |
Date of died | October 24,1915 |
Died | Paris |
France | |
Field | Archaeology |
Job | Photographer |
Archaeologist | |
On view | J. Paul Getty Museum |
The Metropolitan Museum of Art | |
Education | Lycée Charlemagne |
Books | The Ancient Cities of the New World |
The Ancient Cities of the New World: Being Voyages and Explorations in Mexico and Central America from 1857-1882 | |
Works | Femmes Betsimisaraka, Madagascar |
La Prison, à Chichen‑Itza | |
Fougère arborescente | |
Baobab à Mohéli | |
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Date of Upd. | |
ID | 1503396 |
Désiré Charnay Life story
Claude-Joseph Désiré Charnay was a French traveller and archaeologist notable both for his explorations of Mexico and Central America, and for the pioneering use of photography to document his discoveries.