Abraham Hyacinthe Anquetil-Duperron
Abraham Hyacinthe Anquetil-Duperron | |
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| Born | 7 December 1731 Paris, France |
| Died | 17 January 1805 (aged 73) |
| Occupation | Orientalist |
Abraham Hyacinthe Anquetil-Duperron (7 December 1731 – 17 January 1805) 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.