Jean David-Weill was a 20th-century French epigrapher, curator and collector.
Occupation
art historian, epigrapher, curator, collector
Position held
curator
Citizenship
France
Born
February 27, 1898
Died
May 30, 1972
Overview
Jean David-Weill (27 February 1898 – 30 May 1972) was a 20th-century French epigrapher, curator and collector.
The son of David David-Weill, he graduated in law and was a pupil of Gaston Migeon at the École du Louvre and later of Raymond Kœchlin. He followed the couses of Gaston Wiet at the École des langues orientales.
He married Anne David-Weill, a grand-daughter of Horace Günzburg.
In 1927 he was attached then resident at the Institut Français d'Archéologie Orientale at Cairo.
