BASTON, Albert. 18?? — 19??. French Indologist. Probably a student of S. Lévi. Agrégé de l’université (1914). Still active in 1925.

Publications: “La Saundarananda kāvya d’Açvaghoṣa”, JA 10:19, 1912, 79-100 (with chants 1-2 tr. in French); Notes on the Saundarananda by Gawronski, JA 206, 1925, 337f.

– Translated: Le théatre indien avant Kâlidâsa. Vâsavadatta, drame en six actes de Bhâsa. 6+122 p. P. 1914.

– A few reviews: Meghaduta of Hultzsch, JA 10:20, 1912, 376f.; Formichi’s Buddhacarita, RHR 66, 1912, 259-263.

Sources: Catal. génér. de la Librairie française 26, 1913–1915. P. 1918