Gabriel Millet (17 April 1867 – 8 May 1953) was a French archaeologist and historian.

Biography

After he passed his agrégation of history in 1891, Gabriel Millet became a member of the

French School at Athens The French School at Athens (, EfA; ''Gallikí Scholí Athinón'') is one of the seventeen foreign archaeological institutes operating in Athens, Greece. History Founded in 1846, the EfA is the oldest foreign institute in Athens. Its early f ...

, then director of the

École pratique des hautes études The (), abbreviated EPHE, is a French postgraduate top level educational institution, a . EPHE is a constituent college of the Université PSL (together with ENS Ulm, Paris Dauphine or Ecole des Mines). The college is closely linked to É ...

in religious sciences in 1899, and professor at the

Collège de France The (), formerly known as the or as the ''Collège impérial'' founded in 1530 by François I, is a higher education and research establishment () in France. It is located in Paris near La Sorbonne. The has been considered to be France's most ...

in 1927. A voyager, he travelled throughout Europe, Greece,

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, the

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. In 1906 Gabriel Millet,

Vladimir Petković Vladimir Petković (; born 15 August 1963) is a Bosnian professional football manager and former player. He is currently the coach of the Algeria national team. He was previously the head coach of French side Bordeaux, the Switzerland nation ...

and

Josef Strzygowski Josef Rudolph Thomas Strzygowski (March 7, 1862 – January 2, 1941) was a Polish-Austrian art historian known for his theories promoting influences from the art of the Near East on European art, for example that of Early Christian Armenian archi ...

began research on Serbian painting, which they "acclaimed it to be among the finest creations of medieval Europe". After the trip he wrote books, including his university thesis, on the findings of his research in

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. Millet was the author of numerous books on

Byzantine art Byzantine art comprises the body of artistic products of the Eastern Roman Empire, as well as the nations and states that inherited culturally from the empire. Though the empire itself emerged from the decline of Rome, decline of western Rome and ...

. In 1930, in collaboration with

Louis Bréhier Louis René Bréhier (; 5 August 1868 – 13 October 1951) was a French historian who specialized in Byzantine studies. His brother was the philosopher Émile Bréhier. Biography Louis Bréhier was born in Brest, France on 5 August 1868. He s ...

, he led an archaeological mission to

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. He founded the series "Archives d'Athos" at the College de France, under the patronage of the

Academie des Inscriptions et Belles-Lettres An academy (Attic Greek: Ἀκαδήμεια; Koine Greek Ἀκαδημία) is an institution of tertiary education. The name traces back to Plato's school of philosophy, founded approximately 386 BC at Akademia, a sanctuary of Athena, the go ...

and the Academy of Athens. Later, Gabriel Millet led two more Serbian archaeological missions of 1934 and 1935, sponsored by the French Government in collaboration with the

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. All practical difficulties such as transportation, supplies, scaffolding, were ironed out in that journey thanks to the energy and kindness of his long-time friends, professor of art Đurađ Bošković, his wife and colleagues, including

and

Milan Kašanin Milan Kašanin ( sr-cyr, Милан Кашанин; 21 February 1895 – 22 November 1981) was a Serbian art historian, art critic, curator and writer. He served as the head of three Belgrade based museums, the Museum of Prince Pavle (the modern- ...

References

External links

* The Gabriel Millet Digital Collection at the Index of Medieval Ar

Millet, Gabriel
in the

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''Éloge funèbre de M. Gabriel Millet, membre ordinaire''

Obituary

''Notice sur la vie et les travaux de M. Gabriel Millet, membre de l'Académie''
{{DEFAULTSORT:Millet, Gabriel French archaeologists 20th-century travelers 1867 births People from Saint-Louis, Senegal 1952 deaths French Byzantinists Academic staff of the Collège de France Members of the French School at Athens Academic staff of the École pratique des hautes études

Biography

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