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René Basset

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René Basset
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Born 24 July 1855
Lunéville
Died 4 January 1924 (aged 68)
Algiers
Occupation Linguist

René Basset (24 July 1855 – 4 January 1924) was a French orientalist, specialist of the Berber language and the Arabic language.

Biography

René Basset was the first director of the "École des lettres d'Alger"[1] created in 1879[1] during the French colonisation of Algeria.

A member of the société Asiatique of Paris as well as those of Leipzig and Florence, he collaborated with the Journal Asiatique and studied Chinese Islam.

André Basset and Henri Basset were his sons.

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References

Bibliography

  • Qui êtes-vous? Annuaire des contemporains. Notices biographiques (in French). Paris: C. Delagrave. 1924. p. 44.
  • Guy Basset, « Basset, René (1855-1924) », in L'Algérie et la France, (p. 96–97)