Henri Breuil

Archaeologist, Author

1877 – 1961

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Who was Henri Breuil?

Henri Édouard Prosper Breuil, often referred to as Abbé Breuil, was a French Catholic priest, archaeologist, anthropologist, ethnologist and geologist. He is noted for his studies of cave art in the Somme and Dordogne valleys as well as in Spain, Portugal, Italy, Ireland, China with Teilhard de Chardin, Ethiopia, British Somaliland, and especially Southern Africa.

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Born
Feb 28, 1877
Mortain
Also known as
  • Брейль, Анри
Nationality
  • France
Profession
Died
Aug 14, 1961
L'Isle-Adam

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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