Henri Breuil

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Henri Breuil (February 28, 1877 - August 14, 1961), often referred to as Abbé Breuil was a French archaeologist.

He had a teaching position as Chairman of Prehistory at the Collège de France from 1929 to 1947 and became a member of the Institut de France in 1938. He is generally known for his work on cave art, and was widely regarded as an expert on the subject during his lifetime, often being one of the first to investigate new sites, such as Lascaux.