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Jacques Boucher de Crèvecœur de Perthes

Jacques Boucher de Crèvecœur de Perthes

French archaeologist
Jacques Boucher de Crèvecœur de Perthes, sometimes referred to as Boucher de Perthes, was a French archaeologist and antiquary notable for his discovery, in about 1830, of flint tools in the gravels of the Somme valley. Wikipedia
Born: September 10, 1788, Rethel, France
Died: August 5, 1868 (age 79 years), Abbeville, France
Known for: flint tools in the gravels of the Somme valley