Andre Parrot

André Parrot was born in 1901. He was a French archaeologist specializing in the ancient Near East. He led excavations in Lebanon, Iraq, and Syria and is best known for his work at Mari, Syria, where he led important excavations from 1933 to 1975. He was appointed chief curator of the National Museums in 1946 and became director of the Louvre from 1958 to 1962.