Jane Dieulafoy

Jane Dieulafoy
Jane Dieulafoy, ca. 1895
Born29 June 1851
Died25 May 1916(1916-05-25) (aged 64)
Other namesJeanne Henriette Magre
Jeanne Dieulafoy
Madame Dieulafoy
Academic work
Main interestsMiddle East, Persia
Notable worksFirst French excavations at Susa

Jane Dieulafoy (29 June 1851 – 25 May 1916) was a French archaeologist, explorer, novelist, feminist and journalist.[1] She was the wife of Marcel-Auguste Dieulafoy. She and her husband excavated the Ancient Persian city of Susa and made various discoveries some of which are displayed in the Louvre museum.[2][3]

  1. ^ Bonakdarian 2006, p. 207.
  2. ^ Perrot, Georges; Chipiez, Charles (1892). History of Art in Persia: From the French of Georges Perrot and Charles Chipiez. Chapman and Hall.
  3. ^ Álvarez-Mon, Javier; Basello, Gian Pietro; Wicks, Yasmina (29 January 2018). The Elamite World. Routledge. pp. 106–112. ISBN 978-1-317-32983-1.

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