Jules Comte

Jules Victor Abel Eugène Jean Comte (17 October 1846, Paris – 14 December 1912, Paris) was a French art historian and government official.

In 1881, he was appointed Inspector General of the fine arts schools.

Five years later, he was named Director of civic buildings, in charge of the headquarters of what is now the Ministry of National Education.

The following year, he founded the Revue de l'art ancien et moderne [fr], which passed to Raymond Woog upon his death.

He was elected to the Académie des Beaux-Arts in 1909, where he took Seat #2 in the "Unattached" section; succeeding Émile Michel (deceased).