ARCHAEOLOGIST

Jean-François Séguier

1703 - 1784

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Jean-François Séguier (French pronunciation: [ʒɑ̃ fʁɑ̃swa segje]; 25 November 1703 – 1 September 1784) was a French archaeologist, epigraphist, astronomer and botanist from Nîmes. He studied law in Montpellier, during which time, he developed a passion for botany. He was a friend and collaborator to Scipio Maffei, with whom he took an extended scientific tour throughout Europe (1732–36). Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Jean-François Séguier has received more than 18,420 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. Jean-François Séguier is the 94th most popular archaeologist, the 4,287th most popular biography from France and the 15th most popular French Archaeologist.

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Among ARCHAEOLOGISTS

Among archaeologists, Jean-François Séguier ranks 94 out of 151. Before him are Ernst Herzfeld, Akurgal, John Evans, Donald Johanson, Edward Robinson, and John Marshall. After him are Massimo Pallottino, Zsófia Torma, John O. Westwood, James Mellaart, E. A. Wallis Budge, and Henri Frankfort.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1703, Jean-François Séguier ranks 16. Before him are Johann Theodor of Bavaria, Johann Gottlieb Graun, Aleksei Chirikov, Vasily Trediakovsky, Jack Broughton, and Mary Toft. After him is Kashibai. Among people deceased in 1784, Jean-François Séguier ranks 15. Before him are Otto Friedrich Müller, Princess Friederike Luise of Prussia, Abraham Trembley, César-François Cassini de Thury, Anders Johan Lexell, and Allan Ramsay. After him is Caesar Rodney.

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In France

Among people born in France, Jean-François Séguier ranks 4,287 out of 6,770. Before him are Gilbert Bougnol (1866), Jean Barraqué (1928), Pierre Brossolette (1903), Joseph Roumanille (1818), Charles Rigoulot (1903), and Claire Bretécher (1940). After him are Jean Tiberi (1935), Daniel Morelon (1944), Fulgence Bienvenüe (1852), Hans van den Broek (1936), Olivier Roy (1949), and Louis Pouzin (1931).

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Among ARCHAEOLOGISTS In France

Among archaeologists born in France, Jean-François Séguier ranks 15. Before him are Victor Loret (1859), Jacques-Joseph Champollion-Figeac (1778), André Parrot (1901), Pierre Montet (1885), François Bordes (1919), and Christiane Desroches Noblecourt (1913). After him are Paul Rivet (1876), and Désiré Charnay (1828).

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