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Hippolyte Müller
Hippolyte Müller (22 November 1865 - 23 September 1933) was a French ethnographer and the first curator of the ''Musée dauphinois'' (Dauphinois Museum) in Grenoble. A jeweller by trade, Müller was fascinated by the prehistoric era. As a self-taught archaeologist and prehistorian, he was renowned by his peers and taught classes at the Faculty of Arts in Grenoble. Biography Childhood Müller was born in Gap, Hautes-Alpes in 1865. His father, Jean-Étienne-Gustave Müller, originally from Alsace, was a music teacher and, during his retirement, deputy head of the Military band. His mother, Françoise Riban, who had been born and raised in Grenoble, was a housemaid. However, she died when Müller was still very young. Education and first jobs The Müller family moved to Grenoble in 1869. Although Hippolyte Müller was a very talented student, his poor health, among other things, prevented him from continuing his education. In 1879, he became an apprentice jeweller in Greno ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gap, Hautes-Alpes
Gap (, ) is the prefecture of the Hautes-Alpes department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in Southeastern France. In 2019, the commune had a population of 40,631, making it the most populated city in Hautes-Alpes. At a height of 750 metres above sea level, to the south of the Écrins Massif, it is also France's highest prefecture. Together with other Alpine towns, Gap engages in the Alpine Town of the Year Association for the implementation of the Alpine Convention to achieve sustainable development in the Alpine Arc. Gap was awarded Alpine Town of the Year in 2002. In 2013 Gap was named the sportiest city in France by the national sports newspaper ''L'Équipe''. Toponymy The first attestation of the name of the city is located in the ancient texts as ''Vappincum'', later reduced to ''Vappum'', the form of Gap is found in the 13th century. The toponym ''Vappincum'' is analyzed on the basis of a radical ''Vapp-'' unknown meaning, and the suffix ''-incu'' of Liguri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
