Jules Victor Abel Eugène Jean Comte (17 October 1846,

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- 14 December 1912, Paris) was a French art historian and government official.

Life and work

He studied at the Lycée Bonaparte (now the

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), and was hired by the Ministry of State in 1866. In 1881, he was appointed Inspector General of the fine arts schools. Five years later, he was named Director of civic buildings, in charge of the headquarters of what is now the

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. From that time, through 1901, he was involved in expanding the

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. He also participated in restoration projects at the

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, and the

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. He was awarded the rank of Commander in the Legion of Honor in 1895. The following year, he founded the ', which passed to Raymond Woog upon his death. He was elected to the

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in 1909, where he took Seat #2 in the "Unattached" section; succeeding Émile Michel (deceased).

Publications

* Jules Comte, '' Tapisserie de Bayeux avec planches'', J. Rothschild, 1878

Sources

Biographical data and references
from the Comité des travaux historiques et scientifiques @ La France Savante

@ the Institut National d'Histoire de l'Art

External links

Entry for Comte
@ the

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__NOTOC__ {{DEFAULTSORT:Comte, Jules 1846 births 1912 deaths French art historians Recipients of the Legion of Honour Members of the Académie des beaux-arts People from Paris