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Jean-François Jarrige

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Jean-François Jarrige
Born(1940-08-05)August 5, 1940
Lourdes, Hautes-Pyrénées. France
DiedNovember 18, 2014(2014-11-18) (aged 74)
Paris
NationalityFrench
OccupationArchaelogist
SpouseCatherine Jarrige
Children2
AwardsLegion of Honour,
Ordre national du Mérite,
Ordre des Palmes académiques,
Ordre des Arts et des Lettres,
Order of the Rising Sun,
Star of Pakistan
Academic background
EducationUniversity of Paris
Academic work
Main interestsPrehistoric South Asia, Sindhology
Notable worksExcavation of Mehrgarh

Jean-François Jarrige (August 5, 1940, Lourdes – November 18, 2014, Paris) was a French archaeologist specializing in South Asian archaeology and Sindhology. He held a doctorate from the University of Paris in oriental archaeology. He carried out the excavations in Baluchistan, Mehrgarh and Pirak. In 2004, he became the director of the Musée Guimet in Paris.

He was married to archaeologist Catherine Jarrige. They had two daughters.[1]

Works

  • 1990 - La Préhistoire et la civilisation de l'Indus (editor)
  • 1993 - The Early architectural traditions of the greater Indus Valley as seen from Mehrgarh, Baluchistan (editor)
  • 1995 - Du néolithique à la civilisation de l'Inde ancienne: contribution des recherches archéologiques dans le nord-ouest du sous-continent indo-pakistanais

See also

Notes

  1. ^ Curriculum vitae Archived 2011-10-05 at the Wayback Machine


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