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Charles Étienne Brasseur de Bourbourg

Charles Étienne Brasseur de Bourbourg was a French archaeologist, anthropologist, historian, novelist, catholic priest and missionary (1814–1874). He was born in Bourbourg and died in Nice.

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Charles Étienne Brasseur de Bourbourg

Аббат Шарль Этьен Брассёр де Бурбур

Nicolas Claude Persus (1831-1909) · The Manuscript Hunter: Brasseur de Bourbourg’s Travels Through Central America and Mexico, 1854—1859 / Translated and edited by Katia Sainson. — Norman, OK : University of Oklahoma Press, 2017. — P. i · Public domain

Born
1814. · Bourbourg.
Died
1874. · Nice.
Nationality
["France"].
Occupation
["archaeologist", "anthropologist", "historian", "novelist", "catholic priest", "missionary", "ethnographer" and "writer"].
Fields
["history", "Christian mission", "history of Christianity" and "archaeology"].
Education
["Ghent University"].
Languages
["French"].

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  1. 01Biography
  2. 02Archives and collections
  3. 03Notes, references and evidence

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