French assyriologist
Charles Fossey (29 July 1869 – 27 November 1946) was a French assyriologist. In education he was a follower and colleague of Émile Durkheim.
Living at the turn of the century, he made a significant contribution to Assyriology and studied the magic of Jerusalem. His work and contribution to science has remained unnoticed only because of the socio-political situation of the time.
Charles Fosse Fossey was primarily an archaeologist. He organised a number of expeditions to the Middle East.
Fosse was a disciple of the famous French sociologist Émile Durkheim, which was reflected in the methodical side of his research in the field of social relations in Mesopotamia.
Charles Fossey had no high-profile titles or honours: his whole life was dedicated to his one passion, Assyriology.
Nevertheless, he held the following positions:
One of his pupils was Elena Cassin when she arrived in Paris in 1932.
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