Quatremère de Quincy

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Antoine-Chrysostome Quatremère de Quincy (1755 – 1849) was a French archaeologist and writer on art, born in Paris.

He was involved in the troubles of the French Revolution. In 1796 he was accused of taking part in the preparations for the royalist insurrection of 13 vendémiaire and condemned to death, but acquitted in time. Next year he was elected to the Council of Five Hundred from the Seine department, went into hiding after taking part in a royalist coup, and in 1800 was appointed secretary general of the Seine council. From 1816 until 1839 he was secretary of the Académie des Beaux-Arts, and in 1818 he became a professor of archaeology at the bibliothèque nationale. He biefly returned to politics in 1820. Quatremère de Quincy was the author of numerous articles and books. Between 1788 and 1825 he edited the Dictionnaire d'Architecture.

This article incorporates text from the public domain 1907 edition of The Nuttall Encyclopædia.