Lhote, Henri

Contributed to

The Hoggar Tuareg
book chapter 1944

Summary: Henri Lhote was a French explorer, ethnographer, and discoverer of prehistoric cave art. He is credited with the discovery of an assembly of 800 or more works of primitive art in a remote region of Algeria on the edge of the Sahara desert. He was aided by the local Tuareg guide Jebrine Ag Mohamed Machar. Wikipedia
Encyclopædia Britannica: Biography [1]
Gender or Sex: Male [2][3][4][1]
Born: 1903-05-16 [3]
Birth Place: Paris [1][3]
Died: 1991 [3]; 1991-03-26 [1]
Death Place: Saint-Aignan-sur-Cher [1]; Saint-Aignan (Loir-et-Cher) [3]
Country: France [3]
Language: French [4]
Occupation: archaeologist [1]; ethnologist [1]; explorer [1]; anthropologist [1]

Sources: 1. Wikidata; 2. VIAF; 3. Deutsche Nationalbibliothek (Germany); 4. Bibliothèque nationale de France

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