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Jeanne Henriette (Magre) Dieulafoy (1851 - 1916)

Jeanne Henriette (Jane) Dieulafoy formerly Magre
Born in Toulouse, Francemap
Daughter of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
[spouse(s) unknown]
[children unknown]
Died at age 64 in Haute-Garonne, Francemap
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Biography

Notables Project
Jane (Magre) Dieulafoy is Notable.
  • novelist, explorer and archaeologist - one of the few women archaeologists of her time.
  • May 1870 m. Marcel Dieulafoy[1]
  • 1870 accompanied Marcel to the front of the Franco-Prussian War, wearing a uniform and fighting by his side[1]
  • often dressed as a man during their travels[1][2]
  • some of her findings from Susa are displayed in the Louvre
  • 1886 Chavalier of the Legion of Honor
  • childless

Sources

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Wikipedia: Jane Dieulafoy, accessed 29 March 2017.
  2. "Digging Up Women Archaeologists." Stuff Mom Never Told You. (Podcast) 21 May 2012. Howstuffworks.com (Web). 29 March 2017




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