Claire Préaux (1904–1979) was a
Belgian
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* Something of, or related to, Belgium
* Belgians, people from Belgium or of Belgian descent
* Languages of Belgium, languages spoken in Belgium, such as Dutch, French, and German
*Ancient Belgian language, an extinct language ...
papyrologist
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and
historian
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.
She was born in
Liège
Liège ( , , ; wa, Lîdje ; nl, Luik ; german: Lüttich ) is a major city and municipality of Wallonia and the capital of the Belgian province of Liège.
The city is situated in the valley of the Meuse, in the east of Belgium, not far from b ...
and studied at the
Université Libre de Bruxelles, from which she graduated in 1927. In 1944 she was appointed Professor at the same university. In 1933, she was engaged by the Brooklyn Museum to publish the Greek
''ostraca'' of the Wilbour Collection. In 1953 she was awarded the
Francqui Prize
The Francqui Prize is a prestigious Belgian scholarly and scientific prize named after Émile Francqui. Normally annually since 1933, the Francqui Foundation awards it in recognition of the achievements of a scholar or scientist, who at the start ...
on Human Sciences for "Philologie classique". In 1956 she was nominated corresponding fellow of the
British Academy
The British Academy is the United Kingdom's national academy for the humanities and the social sciences.
It was established in 1902 and received its royal charter in the same year. It is now a fellowship of more than 1,000 leading scholars span ...
.
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Claire Préaux(biography, French)
Academic staff of the Université libre de Bruxelles
Belgian philologists
Walloon people
1904 births
1979 deaths
Corresponding Fellows of the British Academy
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