Michon, Étienne, 1865-1939

found: Rebords de bassins chrétienes ornés de reliefs, 1916:title page (Étienne Michon)

found: Institut national d'histoire de l'art WWW site, viewed May 19, 2021Ressources page (Michon, Étienne; Étienne-Louis-Charles-Alexandre Michon; curator in the department of antiquities of the Musée du Louvre; other activities: art historian, Hellenist, epigraphist; born August 17, 1865, Marly-sous-Saône; 1884-1886: student at the École normale supérieure, agrégé de lettres; 1887-1889: member of the École française de Rome; 1889-1893: attaché libre, Musée du Louvre; 1893-1899: attaché titulaire, Musée du Louvre; 1895: membre résidant, Société nationale des antiquaires de France; 1899: officier de l'Instruction publique; 1899-1919: assistant curator, Musée du Louvre; 1910-1931: professor, École du Louvre; 1919-1936: chief curator, Musée du Louvre; 1919: chevalier de la Légion d'honneur; December 11, 1925: elected membre ordinaire, Académie des inscriptions et belles-lettres; 1936: honorary curator of national museums; in addition to being an art historian, he was a field archaeologist, activiely participating in excavations in the Mediterranean and beyond; in the epigraphic field, he excelled in both Greek and Latin; at the École du Louvre, he taught classical archaeology from a museum perspective until 1931; died January 2, 1939; publications include: La sculpture grecque au Musée du Louvre and La sculpture romaine au Musée du Louvre)