René Joffroy
René Charles Lois Joffroy (born June 10, 1915 , † 1986 ) was a French prehistoric archaeologist.
Life
Joffroy was the excavator of the Hallstatt Age grave of the Princely Tomb of Vix with the famous bronze crater, editor of the Merovingian Age burial ground of Lavoye excavated in 1905-13 and professor at the Lycée de Châtillon / Département Seine as well as curator and director of the National Museum of Antiquities in Saint-Germain-en Laye .
Publications (selection)
- Essays
- The Mont Lassois oppidum, municipality of Vix, Dèp Côte-d'Or. In: Germania . Vol. 32, 1954, pp. 59-65.
- Books
- Le cimetière de Lavoye (Meuse). Nécropole mérovingienne. Picard, Paris 1974.
- Le Trésor de Vix (Cote d'Or). Presses Universitaires de France, Paris 1954.
- L'Oppidum de Vix et la civilization Hallstattienne finale dans l'Est de la France (= Publications de l'Université de Dijon. Vol. 20, ISSN 0223-3762 ). Société "Les Belles Lettres", Paris 1960.
- Le Trésor de Vix. Histoire et portée d'une grande découverte. Fayard, Paris 1962.
- Vix et ses trésors. Tallandier, Paris 1979, ISBN 2-235-00729-5 .
Web links
- Literature by and about René Joffroy in the catalog of the German National Library
- Literature by and about René Joffroy in the SUDOC catalog (Association of French University Libraries)
- Information on René Joffroy in the database of the Bibliothèque nationale de France .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Joffroy, René |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Joffroy, René Charles Lois |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French archaeologist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 10, 1915 |
| DATE OF DEATH | 1986 |