Alexandre Lenoir

Alexandre Lenoir
Portrait by Jacques-Louis David (1815–1817)
Born	Marie Alexandre Lenoir (1761-12-27)27 December 1761 Paris, France
Died	11 June 1839(1839-06-11) (aged 77) Paris, France
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.