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Henri Cordier

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Gender Male
Death98 years ago
Date of birth August 8,1849
Zodiac sign Leo
Born New Orleans
Louisiana
United States
Date of died March 16,1925
DiedParis
France
Notable students Édouard Chavannes
J. J. L. Duyvendak
BooksT'Oung Pao
Education Chaptal School
Edited worksCathay and the Way Thither: Being a Collection of Medieval Notices of China
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Henri Cordier Life story


Henri Cordier was a French linguist, historian, ethnographer, author, editor and Orientalist. He was President of the Société de Géographie 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.

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