James Darmesteter

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James Darmesteter (born March 28, 1849 in Château-Salins , † October 19, 1894 in Maisons-Laffitte near Paris ) was a French orientalist .

Life

Darmesteter studied comparative linguistics and religious studies in Paris . He was particularly interested in Old Persian . In 1885 he became a professor at the Collège de France .

Works

  • Harvatat and Ameretat . (1875, award-winning)
  • Ormazd and Ahriman . (1877)
  • Essais orientaux . (1883, award-winning)
  • Etude iraniennes . 2 vols. (1883)
  • Le Mahdi, depuis les origines de l'Islam jusqu'a nos jours . (1885)
  • Les origines de la poesie persane . (1887)
  • Chants populaires of the Afghan. 3 vols. (Paris 1888–1890)
  • Lettres sur l'Inde. A la frontière afghane . (1887)
  • La legend divine . (1890)
  • Les prophètes d'Israel . (1892)

Posthumously published the major work of his work

  • the complete translation of the Zend Avesta (1902/1903)

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personal data
SURNAME Darmesteter, James
BRIEF DESCRIPTION French orientalist
DATE OF BIRTH March 28, 1849
PLACE OF BIRTH Château-Salins
DATE OF DEATH October 19, 1894
Place of death Maisons-Laffitte near Paris