Marie-Félicité Brosset (1798–1880)

Born 1798 CE, died 1880 CE.

Marie-Félicité Brosset (24 January 1802 – 3 September 1880) was a French historian and scholar who worked mostly in the Russian Empire. He specialized in Georgian and Armenian studies. Brosset's interest in the Caucasus developed while still in France. By the time he relocated to Saint Petersburg, of his 47 published works 36 were dedicated to Georgia, an interest he kept up throughout his career.

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