Henri Cordier
1849
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1925
photo credits: Wikimedia Commons
country of citizenship: France
languages spoken, written or signed: French
educated at: Lycée Chaptal
occupation: sinologist, orientalist, historian
award received: prix Giles, Prix Stanislas Julien, Officer of the Legion of Honour, Commander of the Royal Order of Cambodia
position held: professor, chairperson
official website: www.brill.nl/toung-pao
Henri Cordier (8 August 1849 – 16 March 1925) was a French linguist, historian, ethnographer, author, editor and Orientalist. He was President of the Société de Géographie (French, "Geographical Society") in Paris. Cordier was a prominent figure in the development of East Asian and Central Asian scholarship in Europe in the late 19th and early 20th century. Though he had little actual knowledge of the Chinese language, Cordier had a particularly strong impact on the development of Chinese scholarship, and was a mentor of the noted French sinologist Édouard Chavannes. Source: Wikipedia (en)
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