Émile Fradin
Farmer at Glozel who, aged 17, found the first chamber with his grandfather on 1 March 1924 and co-signed Morlet's fascicles; tried for fraud and discharged in 1931; ran the family museum until his death. 1906–2010.
Glozel: the inscribed tablets of the Fradin fieldÉmile Fradin is the finder of Glozel (1906-2010), co-author of the Morlet fascicles, defendant in the 1929-1931 fraud case and keeper of the Musée de Glozel. (1906–2010), and appears in the record of Glozel: the inscribed tablets of the Fradin field as farmer at Glozel who, aged 17, found the first chamber with his grandfather on 1 March 1924 and co-signed Morlet's fascicles; tried for fraud and discharged in 1931; ran the family museum until his death.
Five events on the site involve Fradin, from Émile and Claude Fradin break into a clay-lined chamber while ploughing (1 Mar 1924) to The fraud case against Émile Fradin is dismissed (26 Jun 1931).
Written from the site's records. Improve itIn the mysteries
What Émile Fradin did 5
Worked with 2
Places 3
Sources 2
Cite it
Mysteries Department. (2026). Émile Fradin [Person FIG0DEDMD1T0QJ5]. https://mysteriesdept.com/r/FIG0DEDMD1T0QJ5
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