René Basset
1855
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1924
photo credits: Wikimedia Commons
country of citizenship: France
languages spoken, written or signed: French
educated at: École pratique des hautes études, Collège de France, Institut national des langues et civilisations orientales
occupation: university teacher, linguist, translator, folklorist, collector of fairy tales
award received: Commander of the Legion of Honour, Officer of the French Order of Academic Palms, Grand Officer of the order of Nichan Iftikhar, Order of Menelik II, Knight of St. Sylvester
position held: dean
René Basset (24 July 1855 – 4 January 1924) was a French orientalist, specialist of the Berber language and the Arabic language. Source: Wikipedia (en)
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