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Parents
  
Alexandre de Laborde

Grandparent
  
Jean-Joseph de Laborde

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Died
  
26 March 1869, Fontenay, Eure, France

Books
  
Renaissance Des Arts a la Cour de France

Similar
  
Alexandre de Laborde, Louis Maurice Adolphe, Jean‑Joseph de Laborde, Valentine de Laborde

Léon de Laborde (1807–1869) was a French archaeologist and traveler.

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Biography

He was born in Paris, the son of Alexandre de Laborde. Educated in Germany, he traveled extensively in Asia Minor, Syria, and Egypt, and then entered the French diplomatic service. In 1847 he was made conservator of the Louvre Museum of Antiques, and in 1857 director-general of the archives of the Empire.

Works

His numerous works include:

  • Histoire de la gravure en manière noire (1839)
  • Voyage en Orient, Asie Mineure et Syrie (1837–62)
  • Les archives de la France (1867)

    • References

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