PLB
The basics
Quick facts
Intro
French archaeologist
Gender:
Male
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Birth:
18 June 1794(Paris)
Death:
19 May 1860(Paris)
Family:
Mother:
Élisabeth Le Bas
Father:
Philippe-François-Joseph Le Bas
The details
Biography
Philippe Le Bas (18 June 1794, Paris - 19 May 1860, Paris) was a French hellenist, archaeologist and translator. He was the son of Philippe Le Bas and Elisabeth Duplay, the daughter of Robespierre's landlord Maurice Duplay. He was only 6 weeks old when his father committed suicide on Robespierre's fall on 27 July 1794 in the Thermidorian Reaction.