Maurice Tallon
Encyclopedia
Reverend Father Maurice Edouard Tallon, born 22 October 1906 in Mornant
, France
is a French
Jesuit archaeologist
notable for his work on prehistory
in Lebanon
. He was son of Edouard Tallon and attended Mongre College
, (Clermont-Ferrand
).
Mornant
Mornant is a commune in the Rhône department in eastern France.-References:*...
, France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
is a French
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
Jesuit archaeologist
Archaeology
Archaeology, or archeology , is the study of human society, primarily through the recovery and analysis of the material culture and environmental data that they have left behind, which includes artifacts, architecture, biofacts and cultural landscapes...
notable for his work on prehistory
Prehistory
Prehistory is the span of time before recorded history. Prehistory can refer to the period of human existence before the availability of those written records with which recorded history begins. More broadly, it refers to all the time preceding human existence and the invention of writing...
in Lebanon
Lebanon
Lebanon , officially the Republic of LebanonRepublic of Lebanon is the most common term used by Lebanese government agencies. The term Lebanese Republic, a literal translation of the official Arabic and French names that is not used in today's world. Arabic is the most common language spoken among...
. He was son of Edouard Tallon and attended Mongre College
Notre Dame de Mongré High School
Notre Dame de Mongré High School is a private and catholic school in Villefranche-sur-Saône, Rhône, France. Located in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Lyon, the school was founded in 1848 as a Jesuit institution...
, (Clermont-Ferrand
Clermont-Ferrand
Clermont-Ferrand is a city and commune of France, in the Auvergne region, with a population of 140,700 . Its metropolitan area had 409,558 inhabitants at the 1999 census. It is the prefecture of the Puy-de-Dôme department...
).