Jean Charles Gabriel Virolleaud (2 July 1879 – 17 December 1968) was a French archaeologist, one of the excavators of

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. Virolleaud was the author of ''La légende du Christ'' (1908) and was an advocate of the

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. He also wrote the books ''La Civilisation phénicienne'' (1933) and ''La Mythologie phénicienne'' (1938)."Charles Virolleaud", in ''Je m'appelle

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Jean-Pierre Thiollet Jean-Pierre Thiollet (; born 9 December 1956) is a French writer and journalist. Primarily living in Paris, he is the author of numerous books and one of the national leaders of the European Confederation of Independent Trade Unions (CEDI), a ...

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Publications

*''Premier supplément à la liste des signes cunéiformes de Brünnow'' (1903) *''Études sur la divination chaldéenne'' (1904) *''La légende du Christ'' (1908) *''L'Astrologie chaldéenne: le livre intitulé "Enuma (Anu ilu) Bel"'' (1908) *''L'Astrologie chaldéenne: Supplement'' (1909) *''La Civilisation phénicienne'' (1933) *''La Mythologie phénicienne'' (1938)

References

* Bibliography and overviews of his publications by several writers appeared in ''Syria: Revue d’art oriental et d’archéologie'', 33 (1956). * Dupont-Sommer, André, “Notice sur la vie et les travaux de M. Charles Virolleaud”, '' Comptes rendus de l'Académie des inscriptions et belles-lettres'', (1969). *ObituarIes by André Parrot, “Charles Virolleaud (1879-1968)”, '' Syria: Revue d’art oriental et d’archéologie'', 46 (1969), pp. 390–391, and by Ernst Friedrich Weidner, "Charles Virolleaud (2. July 1879 bis 17. December 1968)", '' Archiv für Orientforschung'', 24 (1973), pp. 245–246. 1879 births 1968 deaths Christ myth theory proponents People from Charente French archaeologists École pratique des hautes études faculty Members of the Académie des Inscriptions et Belles-Lettres Members of the Société Asiatique Phoenician-punic archaeologists {{france-archaeologist-stub

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