Abraham Hyacinthe Anquetil-Duperron
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| Gender | Male |
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| Death | 219 years ago |
| Date of birth | December 7,1731 |
| Zodiac sign | Sagittarius |
| Born | Paris |
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| Date of died | January 17,1805 |
| Died | Paris |
| France | |
| Books | Extracts from the Narrative of Anquetil Du Perron's Travels in India |
| Siblings | Louis-Pierre Anquetil |
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| ID | 2538820 |
Abraham Hyacinthe Anquetil-Duperron Life story
Abraham Hyacinthe Anquetil-Duperron was the first professional French Indologist. He conceived the institutional framework for the new profession. He inspired the founding of the École française d'Extrême-Orient a century after his death. The library of the Institut français de Pondichéry is named after him.
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