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Quatremère de Quincy

French armchair archaeologist and architectural theorist, Freemason, arts administrator and influential writer on art

b. 1755 CE – d. 1849 CE World The Atlantic Lands

Antoine-Chrysostome Quatremère de Quincy (1755 – 1849) is a French armchair archaeologist and architectural theorist, a Freemason, and an effective arts administrator and influential writer on art.

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Moran, J. (2017). Quatremère de Quincy. History Atlas. Retrieved 4 October 2026, from https://www.historyatlas.com/people/quatremere-de-quincy/

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