Paul Demiéville (Sinologist)
Paul Demiéville (born September 13, 1894 in Lausanne , † March 23, 1979 in Paris ) was a Swiss - French sinologist .
Life
Paul Demiéville was born on September 13, 1894 in Lausanne as the son of the doctor Paul Demiéville Senior. Paul Demiéville first attended grammar school in Bern , then studied music history and Russian literature in Munich , London , Edinburgh and Paris. After receiving his doctorate in music history in 1914 , Paul Demiéville began studying sinology at King's College in London, at the École Nationale des Langues Orientales Vivantes and at the Collège de France with Édouard Chavannes in Paris. At the same time he pursued the studies of Japanese Studies and Sanskrit . In addition, he studied from 1920 to 1924 as a scholarship holder of the École française d'Extrême-Orient in Hanoi .
As a result, Demiéville first taught from 1924 to 1926 as a professor of Western philosophy, Sanskrit and the history of Buddhism at Amoy University in China. In 1931 he took French citizenship and worked from 1931 to 1945 as a professor of Chinese language at the Ecole Nationale des Langues Orientales Vivantes, then from 1945 at the École pratique des hautes études , where he introduced the study of Buddhist philology. Finally, from 1946 to 1964, he was professor of Chinese language and literature at the Collège de France.
Paul Demiéville, who was married to Hélène, daughter of the surgeon César Roux , died on March 23, 1979 at the age of 84 in Paris.
Honors
- Paul Demiéville was awarded honorary doctorates from the Universities of Leuven and Rome for his academic achievements in the field of sinology . In 1969 he became a corresponding member of the British Academy .
Fonts
- Choix d'études bouddhiques (1929–1970), 1973, with bibliography
- Choix d'études sinologiques (1921–1970), 1973, with bibliography
- Le concile de Lhasa , Paris 1952 ( Bibliothèque de l'Institut des hautes études chinoises 7)
literature
- Encyclopédie illustrée du Pays de Vaud, 12 vols., 1970-87, vol. 7, p. 292
- Myriam Girgis: Demiéville, Paul. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland .
Web links
- Literature by and about Paul Demiéville in the SUDOC catalog (Association of French University Libraries)
Individual evidence
- ^ Deceased Fellows. British Academy, accessed May 20, 2020 .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Demiéville, Paul |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swiss-French sinologist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 13, 1894 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Lausanne |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 23, 1979 |
| Place of death | Paris |