Francois Boucher (art historian) explained

François Boucher
Birth Date:1885 11, df=y
Birth Place:Paris, France
Death Place:Neuilly-sur-Seine, France
Nationality:French

François Leon Louis Boucher (26 November 1885 – 23 November 1966) was a French museum curator and writer.

Biography

Boucher was born in Paris on 26 November 1885. He became curator at the Musée Carnavalet, Paris. He founded the Union française des arts du costume (UFAC) that later merged with the costume museum Musée de la mode et du textile of the Louvre under the guidance of his assistant Yvonne Deslandres.[1] Boucher died in Neuilly-sur-Seine on 23 November 1966, at the age of 80.

Works

Notes and References

  1. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n87828754 Library of Congress