Jean Robiquet | |
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| Born | 6 July 1874 |
| Died | 26 March 1960 (aged 85) |
| Occupations | Art historian Playwright Librettist Museum curator |
Jean Robiquet (6 July 1874 – 26 March 1960) was a French art historian, art critic and curator. He was also a playwright and opérettes librettist known under the pseudonym Jean Roby.
Attached to the Musée Carnavalet in 1897, he became assistant curator in 1904, then chief curator from 1919 to his retirement in 1934. From that date, he set up the organization of the musée du Domaine départemental de Sceaux of which he was the custodian up to 1940. He was also responsible for organizing numerous exhibitions in Sceaux, Bagatelle, in the Orangerie as well as in Carnavalet. In addition to his publications, he contributed to several magazines and newspapers.
He was made an officer of the Legion of Honour.