Desiré-Raoul Rochette (March 6, 1790 – July 3, 1854), was a French archaeologist. Born at Saint-Amand in the department of Cher, Raoul Rochette received his education at Bourges. In 1810, he obtained a chair of grammar in the Lyceum Louis-le-Grand. He was made professor of history in the College of Louis-le-Grand at Paris in 1813 and in the

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in 1817. His first major work was ''Histoire critique de l'établissement des colonies grecques'' (4 vols., 1815). He was superintendent of antiquities in the Bibliothèque at Paris from 1819 to 1848, and professor of archaeology at the Bibliothèque from 1826, a result of which may be seen in his ''Cours d'archéologie'' (1828). In 1829 he published his ''Monuments inédits'', with his ''Peintures inédites'' following in 1836 and his ''Peintures de Pompei'' in 1844. He contributed to the ''Annali of the Roman Institute'', the ''Journal des savants'' and the ''

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''. He was elected a member of the

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in 1838.American Antiquarian Society Members Directory
/ref> At his death on 3 July 1854 Rochette was perpetual secretary of the

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and a corresponding member of most of the learned societies in Europe.

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Pictures and texts of ''Lettres sur la Suisse'' by Desiré-Raoul Rochette can be found in the database VIATIMAGES
{{DEFAULTSORT:Rochette, Desire Raoul 1790 births 1854 deaths People from Cher (department) Academic staff of the University of Paris French archaeologists Members of the Académie des Inscriptions et Belles-Lettres Members of the American Antiquarian Society