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Esprit Calvet (28 November 1728 – 25 July 1810) was a French

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and collector. Calvet came from a long established family in

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and was educated at the Jesuit college in the town. He studied medicine at the university in Avignon, in

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and then in Paris. He returned to Avignon and became the first Professor of Medicine at the university. He eventually became the chief doctor of the Hôpitaux Sainte-Marte. In his last will, dated 10 January 1810, Calvet donated his cabinet of curiosities, his library and a few pictures to the town of Avignon. The donation was accepted by

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in a decree dated 9 April 1811. The collection is housed in the Musee Calvert on rue Joseph Vernet in Avignon.

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Fondation Calvet
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Musée Calvet & Musée Lapidaire
official site {{DEFAULTSORT:Calvet, Esprit 1728 births 1810 deaths French art collectors 18th-century French physicians

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