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German-French ancient Near Eastern scholar. Born Julius Samuel O., Hamburg, 9. 7. 1825, died Paris 21. 8. 1905. 1844–1847 studied law and Indo-European and Semitic linguistics at Heidelberg, Bonn and Berlin; 1846 doctorate in law at Kiel. 1847 moved to France. 1848–1850 German teacher at Lycée in Laval, then at Reims. 1852–1854 expedition to Mesopotamia. French citizen 1854, 1855 study trip to British Museum, London; 1856 Croix de la Légion d’honneur. 1857 prof. of Sanskrit and comparative linguistics at École des langues, Paris [8]. 1863 prize award of 20,000 francs for his…

French diplomat, archaeologist and doctor. Forenames also: Paolo Emilio. Born Turin 6. 12. 1802 (Italy), died Achères (France) 29. 3. 1870. ¶ World tour 1826–1829 [4]; [6]. 1825 doctorate of medicine, Turin; 1830 departure for Cairo, where he was court physician to the Egyptian Khedive Mehmed Ali. Journeyed through Palestine. 1832 expedition to Nubia. In the French diplomatic service from 1833. 1833 consul-general at Alexandria; 1835–1836 research trip to Yemen. 1841 consul at Mosul. 1842 test digs on Tell Kuyunjik (…

French archaeologist, ancient Near Eastern scholar and Sumerologist. Born Jean Gabriel Geneviève François T.-D., Paris, 3. 1. 1872, died there 24. 1. 1944. 1895 freelance assistant at the Département des Antiquités Orientales et de la ¶ Céramique Antique at the Louvre in Paris. Took part in the archaeological mission in Tello (Iraq). 1896 research term at Musée Impérial Ottoman in Istanbul. From 1902 attaché at the Louvre; from 1908 conservateur adjoint there. From 1910, co-editor of the Revue d’Assyriologie et d’Archéologie Orientale (RA). 1914–1918 served in the Armée d’Orient. 1…