Jean David-Weill (27 February 1898 – 30 May 1972) was a 20th-century French epigrapher, curator and collector. The son of

David David-Weill David David-Weill (1871–1952) was a French-American banker, chairman of Lazard Frères in Paris, who built an important collection of art. His collection was plundered by the Nazis during the Second World War and over 2000 items seized. He was ...

, he graduated in law and was a pupil of

Gaston Migeon Gustave Achille Gaston Migeon (25 May 1861, in Vincennes – 29 October 1930, in the 17th arrondissement of Paris) was a French historian of the arts of the world. He was a curator in the Department of Middle Age art objects, Renaissance and mode ...

at the École du Louvre and later of Raymond Kœchlin. He followed the couses of

Gaston Wiet Gaston Wiet (18 December 1887, Paris – 20 April 1971, Neuilly-sur-Seine) was a 20th-century French orientalist. Biography Wiet graduated from the Institut national des langues et civilisations orientales, and with a law degree, was boarder at ...

at the École des langues orientales. He married Anne David-Weill, a grand-daughter of

Horace Günzburg Horace Günzburg (Goratsii Evzelevich Gintsburg, Гораций Евзелевич Гинцбург, (''Naftali-Gerts Evzelevich Gintsburg'') 8 February 1833 in Zvenigorodka, Kiev Governorate, Russian Empire – 2 March 1909 in Saint Petersburg), ...

. In 1927 he was attached then resident at the Institut Français d'Archéologie Orientale at Cairo. He held the chair of Muslim art at the École du Louvre in 1937 and was curator of the Oriental antiquities department of the

Louvre The Louvre ( ), or the Louvre Museum ( ), is the world's most-visited museum, and an historic landmark in Paris, France. It is the home of some of the best-known works of art, including the ''Mona Lisa'' and the ''Venus de Milo''. A central l ...

François Pouillon, "Dictionnaire des orientalistes de langue française", 2008 en 1945.

Publications

* ''

Papyrus Papyrus ( ) is a material similar to thick paper that was used in ancient times as a writing surface. It was made from the pith of the papyrus plant, '' Cyperus papyrus'', a wetland sedge. ''Papyrus'' (plural: ''papyri'') can also refer to a ...

arabes du Louvre'', 1971. * ''Têtes de chevaux sassanides'', 1954. * ''Le Djami, d'

Ibn Wahb Abu Muhammad Abdallah ibn Wahb ibn Muslim al-Fihri al-Qurashi al-Misri (743 – 813 CE) (125 – 197 AH ), better known as Ibn Wahb was an important Egyptian early jurist in the Maliki school. He was one of Malik's best known companions and h ...

: edited and commentated by J. David-Weill''. II. Commentaire. 1er fascicule, 1941. * ''Le Djâmi, Volumes 1 à 2, 1941. * ''Le Djâmi d'Ibn Wahb'', 1939. * Jean David-Weill, Henry Corbin, Remy Cottevieille-Giraudet, Eustache de Lorey and

Georges Salles Georges Salles (24 September 1889 – 20 October 1966) was a 20th-century French art historian and curator. Biography A specialist of the East, George Salles led excavations in Iran, Afghanistan, and China. He was then curator at the Asia ...

, Bibliothèque nationale. ''Les Arts de l'Iran, l'ancienne Perse et Bagdad'', 1938. * ''Époques mamlouke et ottomane'', 1936. * ''Les bois à épigraphes jusqu'à l'époque mamlouke: Musée National de l'art arabe.'' Ministère de l'instruction, publique, Volume 2, 1936. * ''Un nouveau titre de propriété daté'', 1935. * ''Catalogue général du Musée arabe du Caire: les bois à épigraphes jusqu'à l'époque mamlouke'', 1931. * ''Papyrus arabes d' Edfou'', 1931. * ''Jusqu'à l'époque mamlouke'', 1931. * Université de Paris. Faculté de droit. ''Des comptes spéciaux du trésor et des infractions aux principes de la comptabilité publique qu'on y relève''. Thesis for the doctorate, 1923. * ''Des comptes spéciaux du Trésor et des infractions aux principes de la comptabilité publique quʹon y relève'', 1923. * ''Lettres à un marchand égyptien du IIIe au IXe'' * ''Quelques textes épigraphiques inédits du Caire'' * ''Une page de traditions sur papyrus du IIIe de l'hégire'' * ''Deux pages d'un recueil de

hadith Ḥadīth ( or ; ar, حديث, , , , , , , literally "talk" or "discourse") or Athar ( ar, أثر, , literally "remnant"/"effect") refers to what the majority of Muslims believe to be a record of the words, actions, and the silent approval ...

'' * ''Contrat de travail au pair: Papyrus'' - Louvre - 7348 * ''Emendanda''

References

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Jean David-Weill. — ''Coupe d'argent de style sassanide''
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Dictionnaire des orientalistes de langue française
{{DEFAULTSORT:David-Weill, Jean Art collectors from Paris 1898 births 1972 deaths Officers of the Legion of Honour French art historians Curators from Paris French epigraphers École du Louvre alumni Lazard family Members of the Institut Français d'Archéologie Orientale