Charles Marc-René de Voyer de Paulmy d'Argenson (20 April 179631 July 1862), marquis d'Argenson, was a French

archaeologist Archaeology or archeology is the scientific study of human activity through the recovery and analysis of material culture. The archaeological record consists of artifacts, architecture, biofacts or ecofacts, sites, and cultural landscap ...

and politician.

Biography

Charles, son of

Marc-René de Voyer de Paulmy d'Argenson (1771–1842) Marc-René de Voyer de Paulmy d'Argenson (1771–1842), a member of the French Chamber of Deputies. D'Argenson was a grandson of Marc-Pierre, Count d'Argenson. He was a prefect of Deux-Nèthes from 1809–1813. As a member of the Chamber of Duep ...

, was born in

Boulogne-sur-Seine Boulogne-Billancourt (; often colloquially called simply Boulogne, until 1924 Boulogne-sur-Seine, ) is a wealthy and prestigious commune in the Parisian area, located from its centre. It is a subprefecture of the Hauts-de-Seine department and th ...

on 20 of April 1796. He concerned himself little with politics. He was, however, a member of the ''

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'' of

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by 12,000 votes. He was an active member of the Archaeological Society of

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and the Society of

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of the West, and wrote learned works for these bodies. He collaborated in preparing the archives of the scientific congress at

Tours Tours ( , ) is one of the largest cities in the region of Centre-Val de Loire, France. It is the Prefectures in France, prefecture of the Departments of France, department of Indre-et-Loire. The Communes of France, commune of Tours had 136,463 ...

in 1847; brought out two editions of the manuscripts of his great-grand-uncle

Marc-Pierre de Voyer de Paulmy d'Argenson Marc-Pierre de Voyer de Paulmy, Comte d'Argenson (16 August 1696, Paris22 August 1764, Paris) was a French politician. Biography D'Argenson, a younger son of Marc-René de Voyer de Paulmy d'Argenson (1652–1721), was born on 16 August 1696. Fo ...

, the minister of foreign affairs under Louis XV, under the title ''Mémoires du marquis d'Argenson'', one in 1825, and the other, in 5 volumes, in 1857–1858; and published ''Discours et opinions de mon père, M. Voyer d'Argenson'' (2 volumes, 1845). He died on 31 July 1862. He also wrote an essay about nationalities in Europe.

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