ARCHAEOLOGIST

Désiré Charnay

1828 - 1915

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Claude-Joseph Désiré Charnay (2 May 1828 – 24 October 1915) 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. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Désiré Charnay has received more than 46,256 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Désiré Charnay is the 104th most popular archaeologist, the 4,429th most popular biography from France and the 17th most popular French Archaeologist.

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Among ARCHAEOLOGISTS

Among archaeologists, Désiré Charnay ranks 104 out of 151. Before him are James Mellaart, E. A. Wallis Budge, Henri Frankfort, Blaga Aleksova, Paul Rivet, and James Prinsep. After him are Hugo Winckler, Colin Groves, Leon Kozłowski, Rudolf Wagner, Lewis Binford, and Anne Stine Ingstad.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1828, Désiré Charnay ranks 54. Before him are Josephine Butler, René Goblet, Albrecht von Graefe, Staka Skenderova, Boris Chicherin, and Dragan Tsankov. After him are Joshua Chamberlain, Júlia Szendrey, Johannes Müller Argoviensis, George Crook, Kanō Hōgai, and Andrew Murray. Among people deceased in 1915, Désiré Charnay ranks 98. Before him are Anthony Wilding, Christian Wilhelm Allers, Margaret Lindsay Huggins, Carl Locher, Wyndham Halswelle, and Mary Elizabeth Braddon. After him are Karol Olszewski, Guillermo Billinghurst, Bagha Jatin, Hans von Berlepsch, Mari Beyleryan, and Kálmán Széll.

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In France

Among people born in France, Désiré Charnay ranks 4,429 out of 6,770. Before him are Tahar Rahim (1981), Eleanor of Normandy (1010), Jean Stern (1875), Hélène Prévost (1900), Jacques Weber (1949), and Georges Bereta (1946). After him are Alain Peyrefitte (1925), Florent Pagny (1961), Jean-Christophe Rufin (1952), Édouard Mendy (1992), Jean-Joseph Mouret (1682), and Yvette Andréyor (1891).

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Among ARCHAEOLOGISTS In France

Among archaeologists born in France, Désiré Charnay ranks 17. Before him are André Parrot (1901), Pierre Montet (1885), François Bordes (1919), Christiane Desroches Noblecourt (1913), Jean-François Séguier (1703), and Paul Rivet (1876).

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