Charles Defrémery
Charles Defrémery (8 December 1822 – 18 August 1883) was a 19th-century French orientalist, specialist in Arabic and Persian history and literature.
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| Born | 8 December 1822 |
| Died | 18 August 1883 (aged 60) |
| Occupation | Orientalist |
He held the chair of Arabic language and literature at the École des langues orientales and was a member of the Société Asiatique of Paris. On 2 December 1860, he was appointed corresponding member of the St Petersburg Academy of Sciences for the Oriental literary department. He was elected a member of the Académie des inscriptions et belles-lettres in 1869. From 1871, he held the chair of Arabic at the Collège de France.
Selected works
- 1842: Histoire des sultans du Kharezm, par Mirkhond. Texte persan, accompagné de notes historiques, géographiques et philologiques
- 1845: Histoire des Samanides, par Mirkhond. Texte persan, traduit et accompagné de notes critiques, historiques et géographiques
- 1854: Voyages d'Ibn Battuta (4 volumes, 1853-1859)
- 1854:Mémoires d'histoire orientale, suivis de Mélanges de critique, de philologie et de géographie
- 1858:Gulistan, ou le Parterre de roses, par Sadi, traduit du persan et accompagné de notes historiques, géographiques et littéraires
External links
- Charles Defréremy on data.bnf.fr
- (in Russian) Fiche sur le site de l'Académie des sciences de Russie
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