Jean Filliozat

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Jean Filliozat (born November 4, 1906 in Paris , † October 27, 1982 ibid) was a French medic and Indologist .

Live and act

He studied medicine ( ophthalmology ) and was a doctor from 1930 to 1947. He also learned Sanskrit , Pali , Tibetan and Tamil . He mainly specialized in the history of Indian medicine, but also dealt with other topics. In one of his works he examined the symbolism of Phnom Bakheng in Cambodia . In 1972 he was elected a corresponding member of the British Academy .

Fonts (selection)

as an author
  • Magic et médecine ( Mythes et religions ; Vol. 13). PUF, Paris 1943.
  • Fragments of textes koutchéens de médecine et de magic. Texts, parallèles sanskrits et tibetains . Adrien Maisonneuve, Paris 1948.
  • La Doctrine classique de la medecine indienne. Ses origines et ses parallèles grecs . 2nd edition École française d'Extrême-Orient (EFEO), Paris, 1975 (EA Paris 1949).
    • English translation: The classical Doctrine of Indian medicine. Its origins and its Greek parallels . Munshiram Manoharlal, New Delhi 1964 (translated by Dev Raj Chanana).
  • Yogasataka. Texts médical attribué à Nagarjuna . Textes sanskrit et tibétain, traduction française, notes, indices . Institut Français d'Indologie, Pondichéry 1979.
  • Studies in Asokan Inscriptions (Indian Studies Past and Present). Calcutta 1967 (translated by RK Menon).
as editor
  • together with Louis Renou u. a .: L'Inde classique. Manuel des études indiennes . EFEO, Paris 1985 (2 vols .; reprint of the Paris 1949 edition)
  • Un texte de la religion Kaumara. “Le Tirumurukârrupatai” (PIFI; vol. 49). Institut français d'indologie, Pondichéry 1973.
  • together with Jacques André: L'Inde vue de Rome. Textes latins de l'antiquité relatifs à l'Inde . Les Belles Lettres, Paris 1986.

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Deceased Fellows. British Academy, accessed May 27, 2020 .
  2. ↑ Written by Nakkeerar .

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personal data
SURNAME Filliozat, Jean
BRIEF DESCRIPTION French medic
DATE OF BIRTH November 4, 1906
PLACE OF BIRTH Paris
DATE OF DEATH October 27, 1982
Place of death Paris