LAFONT, Gaston Eugène, comte de. 1862 — 19??. French Author. Publications: Grandes religions. Le buddhisme. Précédé d’un essai sur le védisme et le brahmanisme. 318 p. 1895. – Le mazdéisme, l’avesta. les grandes religions. 12+374 p. P. 1897. – Les origines de la nationalité française: essai sur les Celtes, les Kymris,…
LABOURT, Jérôme. Paris 2.3.1874 — Paris 27.11.1957. French Historian of early Christianity. From 1890 studies at Séminaire de Saint-Sulpice, ordained priest 1897. Dr.théol. 1904. Then Director of Collège Stanislas in Paris, curator of Saint-Honoré d’Eylau, then “vicaire général du diocèse de Paris et chanoine de la cathédrale Notre-Dame de Paris”.…
GITEAU, Madeleine. Nantes 7.6.1918 — Chilly-Mazarin (Essonne) 25.2.2005. Mlle. French Art Historian, Specialist of Khmer Art. After studies of history and geography, she went in 1946 to Cambodia as teacher. Interested in local art and archaeology, on a furlough in Paris in 1951 started the study of Sanskrit (certificat 1961),…
EMMANUEL DE SAINT-ALBERT (lay Jean-Baptiste Ballyet, also written Balliet and Baillet). Marnay, Franche-Comte 18.11.1702 — 4.4.1773. French Discalced Carmelite Missionary, Apostolic Vicar of Baghdad. Son of a judge, studies at Carmelite mission seminary Saint Panceas in Rome. In 1728 sent to Babylon as Pro-Vicar, arrived 1729 and spent 6 months in Hamadan learning…
DAYET, Maurice Ernest Alexandre (called “baron”). Besançon 8.11.1889 — Paris 22.3.1973. French Diplomat and Numismatician. Son of André Dayet and Marie Morel, grew up in Cramans (Jura). From 1914 worked as diplomat in Asia, Europe and South America. During WW II belonged to France Libre. Retired in 1954 as ambassador. Married…
BUSSON, Andrée. Paris 25.2.1910 — Aubervilliers (Seine-Saint-Denis) 9.12.1985. Mme. French Art Historian. Joined Société asiatique in 1949. In 1978 in Paris. In 2019 described as “licenciée ès lettres, chargée de mission au Musée Guimet”. Married Dr. André Busson (1902–1968). Publications: “Les fouilles françaises dans l’Inde du Sud (1949-1952)”, Arts as. 1,…
BRUNNER-LACHAUX, Helène (née H. Lachaux). L’Hérault 20.5.1920 — Lausanne 27.3.2005. French Indologist. Studied first mathematics and physics, CAPES 1942, and taught them at school in 1942-62, first in France, then 1951-53 Berchtesgaden, 1953-55 Addis Abeba and 1955-62 at Pondichéry French lycée. Now became interested in Śaivism and joined Filliozat’s Śaivasiddhānta team. Also…
BONVALOT, Pierre Gabriel Édouard. Épagne (Aube) 13.7.1853 — Auteuil, Paris 10.12.1933. French Central Asian Explorer. Son of Pierre Bonvalot and Louise-Félicie Congniasse des Jardins, school in Troyes. In 1880-82 and 1886-87 expeditions to Russian Central Asia. In 1889-90 with Prince Henri of Orléans through Russia to Chinese Central Asia, then through…
ALLOTTE DE LA FUYE, François-Maurice. La Rochelle 6.11.1844 — Versailles 13.2.1939. French Officer, Archaeologist and Numismatist. Son of Brigadier General Augustin Allotte de La Fuÿe (1805–1876) and Susanne Louise Mariocheau de Bonnemort. Jules Verne was his cousin. After École polytechnique joined artillery, also studies at É.P.H.É. Captain 1870, participated in Franco-German war. Lieutenant-colonel…
ALFARIC, Prosper. Livinhac-le-Haut (Aveyron) 21.5.1876 — Paris 28.3.1955. French Historian of Religions. Professor in Strasbourg. Born as the oldest of seven children of a modest, deeply religious catholic viticulturist family, soon ruined by Phylloxera. With the help of local vicar he went to school and then to seminary St.Sulpice in…