Abraham Hyacinthe Anquetil-Duperron, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Abraham Hyacinthe Anquetil-Duperron

French orientalist

Date of Birth: 07-Dec-1731

Place of Birth: Paris, Île-de-France, France

Date of Death: 17-Jan-1805

Profession: translator, linguist, Indologist

Nationality: France

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius

Abraham Hyacinthe Anquetil-Duperron (7 December 1731 – 17 January 1805) was the first professional French Indologist.
He conceived the institutional framework for the new profession.
He inspired the founding of the École française d'Extrême-Orient a century after his death.
The library of the Institut français de Pondichéry is named after him.