Charles Étienne Brasseur de Bourbourg, French archaeologist, ethnographer, and historian (died 1874)

Charles Étienne Brasseur de Bourbourg

French ethnographer, historian, and priest (1814–1874)

Abbé Charles-Étienne Brasseur de Bourbourg was a noted French writer, ethnographer, historian, archaeologist, and Catholic priest. He became a specialist in Mesoamerican studies, travelling extensively in the region. His writings, publications, and recovery of historical…