Edouard Dulaurier
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Edouard Dulaurier was a French Orientalist
and Egyptologist. He was a native of the city of Toulouse
.
Dulaurier was a Professor at the Ecole spéciale des Langues orientales
, where he established the chair for the Malay language
. He was also a member of the Institut de France
(Académie des Inscriptions et Belles-Lettres).
Dulaurier was a major contributor to the Recueil des historiens des croisades
, for the part related to Armenian sources which he edited and translated into French. This work is still considered a major source of the period and is available online.
Oriental studies
Oriental studies is the academic field of study that embraces Near Eastern and Far Eastern societies and cultures, languages, peoples, history and archaeology; in recent years the subject has often been turned into the newer terms of Asian studies and Middle Eastern studies...
and Egyptologist. He was a native of the city of Toulouse
Toulouse
Toulouse is a city in the Haute-Garonne department in southwestern FranceIt lies on the banks of the River Garonne, 590 km away from Paris and half-way between the Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea...
.
Dulaurier was a Professor at the Ecole spéciale des Langues orientales
Institut national des langues et civilisations orientales
The Institut National des Langues et Civilisations Orientales is located in Paris, France. It was founded in 1795 after the French Revolution and is now one of the country's Grands établissements with a specialization in African, Asian, East European, Oceanian languages and civilisations...
, where he established the chair for the Malay language
Malay language
Malay is a major language of the Austronesian family. It is the official language of Malaysia , Indonesia , Brunei and Singapore...
. He was also a member of the Institut de France
Institut de France
The Institut de France is a French learned society, grouping five académies, the most famous of which is the Académie française.The institute, located in Paris, manages approximately 1,000 foundations, as well as museums and chateaux open for visit. It also awards prizes and subsidies, which...
(Académie des Inscriptions et Belles-Lettres).
Dulaurier was a major contributor to the Recueil des historiens des croisades
Recueil des Historiens des Croisades
The Recueil des Historiens des Croisades is a major collection of several thousand medieval documents written during the Crusades. The documents were collected and published in Paris in the late 19th century, and include documents in Latin, Greek, Arabic, Old French, and Armenian...
, for the part related to Armenian sources which he edited and translated into French. This work is still considered a major source of the period and is available online.
Publications
- Recueil des historiens des croisades: Documents Arméniens online
- Note sur deux privilèges accordés par les rois de la Petite-Arménie aux marchands de Montpellier (1871)
- Histoire des dogmes, traditions et liturgie de l'eglise armenienne orientale (Paris, 1858)
- Études sur les chants historiques et les transformations populaires de l'ancienne Arménie
- Recherches sur la Chronologie Armenienne, Technique et Historique. Ouvrage formant les Prolégomènes de la Collection Intitulée Bibliothèque Historique Arménienne. Paris, Imprimerie Impériale, 1859.