Jean Babelon
Jean Babelon (born January 19, 1889 in Paris , † April 20, 1978 ibid) was a French numismatist .
Jean Babelon, son of the numismatist Ernest Babelon , studied at the École nationale des chartes and received his diploma as archivist in 1910 . From 1910 to 1913 he spent at the Institut des hautes études hispaniques in Madrid . He then began working at the Cabinet des Médailles of the Bibliothèque Nationale , which was under the direction of his father. From 1937 to 1961 he was director of the Cabinet des Médailles himself. His main research area was ancient numismatics.
His son is the archivist and historian Jean-Pierre Babelon.
Publications (selection)
- Catalog de monnaies grecques de la collection de Luynes. 4 volumes. Florange et al., Paris 1924–1936.
- La médaille et les médailleurs. Payot, Paris 1927.
- La Collection de monnaies et médailles de M. Carlos de Beistegui. Les Beaux-Arts, Paris 1934, ( digitized ).
- Le portrait dans l'antiquité d'après les monnaies. Payot, Paris 1942.
- La numismatique antique (= Que sais-je? 168, ZDB -ID 410249-6 ). Presses universitaires de France, Paris 1944.
- Portraits en médaille. Alpina, Paris 1946
literature
- Hélène Nicolet-Pierre: Jean Babelon (1889–1978) . In: Revue numismatique 1978, pp. 7–32 (with list of publications) ( digitized version ).
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Babelon, Jean |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French numismatist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 19, 1889 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Paris |
| DATE OF DEATH | April 20, 1978 |
| Place of death | Paris |