Chrétien-Louis-Joseph de Guignes, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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French diplomat
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Place of Birth: Paris, Île-de-France, France
About Chrétien-Louis-Joseph de Guignes
- Chrétien-Louis-Joseph de Guignes (French: [gi?]; 1759–1845) was a French merchant-trader, ambassador and scholar, born in Paris.
- He was the son of French academician and sinologue, Joseph de Guignes.
- He learned Chinese from his father, and then traveled to China where he stayed for the next 17 years and returned to France in 1801.
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