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marquis de Jean-François-Albert du Pouget Nadaillac
1818–1904
A French scholar of prehistory, he helped bring archaeology and anthropology to a wide reading public in the late 19th century. His books explore ancient peoples, early tools, and the deep human past with the curiosity of a born storyteller.
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Manners and Monuments of Prehistoric Peoples
by marquis de Jean-François-Albert du Pouget Nadaillac
About the author
Born in London on July 16, 1818, and later active in France, the Marquis de Nadaillac became known as a French anthropologist and palaeontologist. Before focusing on scholarship, he also spent part of his career in public service.
After leaving administrative life, he devoted himself to the study of prehistory and human origins. He wrote widely on ancient civilizations and prehistoric cultures, and English translations of works such as Pre-historic America and Manners and Monuments of Prehistoric Peoples helped introduce his ideas to international readers.
Nadaillac died on October 1, 1904. Today he is remembered as one of the 19th-century writers who helped turn the study of humanity's earliest past into a subject for general readers as well as specialists.