Stanislas Julien
Aignan Stanislas Julien (* 1797 in Orléans , † February 14, 1873 in Paris ) was a French sinologist and versatile orientalist .
Julien was Professeur de langue et culture chinoise et tartare-mandchou at the Collège de France in Paris and wrote fundamental works on the history of Chinese arts and crafts. He translated numerous classical literary and historical works from Chinese and was one of the first to convey modern knowledge of Chinese linguistics from the Qing period to the West.
In 1842 he was elected a corresponding member of the Prussian Academy of Sciences . Since 1843 he was a member of the American Philosophical Society . In 1857 he was accepted into the Royal Dutch Academy of Sciences (KNAW).
Appreciation
The Académie des Inscriptions et Belles-Lettres annually awards the Prix Stanislas Julien for important publications in Sinology.
Web links
- Literature by and about Stanislas Julien in the catalog of the German National Library
- Works in the digital book series " Les classiques des sciences sociales "
- Short biography (French)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Die kleine Enzyklopädie , Encyclios-Verlag, Zurich, 1950, Volume 1, page 812
- ↑ Members of the previous academies: Aignan-Stanislas Julien. Berlin-Brandenburg Academy of Sciences, accessed October 15, 2018 .
- ^ Member History: Stanislas Julien. American Philosophical Society, accessed October 15, 2018 .
- ↑ KNAW Past Members: SA Julien. Royal Netherlands Academy of Sciences, accessed October 15, 2018 .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Julien, Stanislas |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Julien, Aignan Stanislas (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French sinologist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1797 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Orleans |
| DATE OF DEATH | February 14, 1873 |
| Place of death | Paris |