Franz Cumont
Franz-Valéry-Marie Cumont (3 January 1868 in Aalst, Belgium – 20 August 1947 in Woluwe-Saint-Pierre near Brussels) was a Belgian archaeologist and historian, a philologist and student of epigraphy, who brought these often isolated specialties to bear on the syncretic mystery religions of Late Antiquity, notably Mithraism.
Franz Cumont | |
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| Born | 3 January 1868 |
| Died | 20 August 1947 (aged 79) Woluwe-Saint-Pierre |
| Nationality | Belgian |
| Alma mater | University of Ghent |
| Awards | Francqui Prize (1936) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | archeology |
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