Joseph Hackin
Photo: Alexandre Jacovleff, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons15

Joseph Hackin

French archeologist and philologue (1886–1941)1

Joseph Hackin (8 November 1886, Boevange-sur-Attert – 24 February 1941) was a French archaeologist and Resistance member. He was a curator at the Musée Guimet and explored Afghanistan in 1923 with Alfred Foucher and Andre Godard.2

From Wikipedia’s article on Joseph Hackin (this version), CC BY-SA 4.0.

Born Nov 8, 1886, died Feb 24, 1941.1

Companies

Early life and education

  • Date not recordedÉcole Libre des Sciences Politiques3
  • Date not recordedÉcole nationale des langues orientales vivantes3
  • Date not recordedÉcole pratique des hautes études doctorate3

Career

Occupation: collector, archaeologist.8

  • 1937 to 1941Chair, Association des Anciens Elèves et Amis des Langues Orientales7
  • 1913 to 1941Worked at Guimet Museum4
  • Date not recordedWorked at École pratique des hautes études4
  • Date not recordedWorked at French Archeological Delegation to Afghanistan4
  • Date not recordedPresident, Association des Anciens Elèves et Amis des Langues Orientales5
  • Date not recordedDirector, Guimet Museum5 6

Personal life

  • BornNov 8, 1886, Boevange-sur-Attert9
  • DiedFeb 24, 1941, Atlantic Ocean10
  • CitizenshipLuxembourg, France11
  • SpouseMarie Hackin12

Awards

  • Date not recordedCompanion of the Liberation13
  • Date not recordedCroix de guerre 1914–191813
  • Date not recordedKnight of the Legion of Honour13
  • Date not recordedOfficer of the Order of the Oak Crown13
  • Date not recordedmort pour la France13