Michel Fourmont

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title: Michel Fourmont
text: Michel Fourmont (1690–1746) was a French antiquarian and classical scholar, Catholic priest and traveller. A member of the Académie des Inscriptions, he was one of the scholars sent by Louis XV to the eastern Mediterranean to collect inscriptions and manuscripts. He is now best remembered for the destruction of the antiquities in Ancient Sparta and for having presented as genuine some forged inscriptions.
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date created: 2015-04-23T12:48:57Z
date modified: 2024-09-03T22:25:11Z
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