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Bernard de Montfaucon

French monk and scholar

Died when: 86 years 342 days (1043 months)
Star Sign: Capricorn

 

Bernard de Montfaucon

Dom Bernard de Montfaucon, O.S.B. (French: [d? m?~fok?~]; 13 January 1655 – 21 December 1741) was a French Benedictine monk of the Congregation of Saint Maur.

He was an astute scholar who founded the discipline of palaeography, as well as being an editor of works of the Fathers of the Church.

He is regarded as one of the founders of the modern discipline of archaeology.

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