Charles Davillier
Jean Charles Davillier (17 March 1823 – 1 March 1883) was a French writer and art collector. Grandson of the banker Jean Charles Joachim Davillier, his inheritance was donated to the Louvre, Bibliothèque nationale de France and the Manufacture nationale de Sèvres.
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Charles Davillier
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- Name
- Jean Charles Davillier
- Born
- 17 May 1823
- Birthplace
- Rouen
- Died
- 1 March 1883
- Place of death
- Paris
- Nationality
- France
- Occupation
- writer · collector · traveler · art historian
- Fields
- collecting · bibliophilia · literary activity · opinion journalism
- Education
- Collège Stanislas de Paris · Lycée Saint-Louis
- Languages
- French · English · Spanish
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Jean Charles Davillier (17 March 1823 – 1 March 1883) was a French writer and art collector. Grandson of the banker Jean Charles Joachim Davillier, his inheritance was donated to the Louvre, Bibliothèque nationale de France and the Manufacture nationale de Sèvres.
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Charles Davillier studied at Collège Stanislas de Paris and Lycée Saint-Louis. The recorded working language is French, English and Spanish. The field of work recorded is collecting, bibliophilia and literary activity. Places of work recorded in the authority are Paris and Spain.
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• Name — Jean Charles Davillier • Born — 17 May 1823 • Birthplace — Rouen • Died — 1 March 1883 • Place of death — Paris • Resting Place — Cimetière du Père Lachaise
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