Georges Marçais
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Georges Marçais (Rennes, 11 March 1876 – Paris, 20 May 1962)[1][2] was a French orientalist, historian, and scholar of Islamic art and architecture who specialized in the architecture of North Africa.
He initially trained as a painter and writer but after visiting his brother, William Marçais (1872–1956),[3] an orientalist who directed a school in Algeria, he turned instead to scholarly studies. After writing his thesis on Berbers in North Africa, he was a professor at the University of Algiers (1919–44; during the French occupation of Algeria) and wrote numerous books and articles.[4][5]
