Jean Théophile Homolle (19 December 1848, Paris – 13 June 1925, Paris) was a French

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and classical philologist.

Biography

From 1869 he studied at the

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in Paris, receiving his

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for history in 1874. He then became a member of the

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, of which, he directed a highly successful excavation at

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(from 1877). For several years he taught classes in ancient Greek and Latin at the

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, and in 1884 became a substitute professor for Paul Foucart at

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From 1891 to 1903 he served as director of the French School at Athens, during which time, he was in charge of an important excavation at

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.The Oxford Encyclopedia of Ancient Greece and Rome, Volume 7
edited by Michael Gagarin From 1904 to 1911 he was director of national museums (

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), but was forced to relinquish this position due to the theft of the

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in August 1911. After a brief stay at Athens, he returned to Paris, where from 1913 to 1923, he was director of the ''

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'' (National Library of France).

Selected works

* "Statues trouvées à Délos". '' Bulletin de Correspondance Hellénique'', 3 (1879), p. 99-110. * "Comptes des hiéropes d'Apollon Délien", ''Bulletin de correspondance hellénique'', 6 (1882), p. 1-167. * "Les Romains à Délos", ''Bulletin de correspondance hellénique'' 8 (1884), p. 75-158. * ''Les Archives de l'intendance sacrée à Délos (315-166 avant J.-C.)''. Paris: E. Thorin, 1887. * "Comptes et Inventaires des temples déliens en l'année 279", ''Bulletin de correspondance hellénique'' 14, 1890, p. 389-511; 15, 1891, p. 113-168. * ''

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XXIII-XXV et XXVI-XXX''. (edition of

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, 2nd edition) with notes, commentary, index, maps and plans, with Othon Riemann. Paris: Hachette, 1891, 2 volumes. * "Topographie de Delphes", ''Bulletin de correspondance hellénique'' 21 (1897), p. 256-320. * "L'Aurige de Delphes". ''Monuments et Mémoires de la fondation Eugène Piot'' 4, 2, 1898. * "Monuments figurés de Delphes. Les fouilles du temple d'Apollon", ''Bulletin de correspondance hellénique'' 25 (1901), p. 457-515; 26, p. 587-639. * "L'Origine du chapiteau corinthien", '' Revue archéologique'' 2 (1916), p. 17-60. * "L'Origine des Cariatides", ''Revue archéologique'' 2, (1917), p. 1-67.

References

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