OLIVIER, Georges. Paris 6.9.1912 — 13.3.1996. French Anthropologist. Dr.méd. 1938 Paris. Military surgeon in Indochine. Dr.-es-sc. 1955 Paris. From 1953 Professeur agrégé d’anatomie at Lille, from 1963 Prof. agr. d’anthropologie in Paris. In 1969 founded the Laboratory of Biological Anthropology (Faculté de sciences, Paris). Retired 1978. Also a noted anatomist.…
NUSSBAUM, Louis-Frédéric Emmanuel (nom-de-plume Louis Frédéric). Paris 17.12.1923 —Quincy-sous-Sénart near Paris 24.11.1996. French Artist, Art Historian and Writer. Worked as illustrator, travelled in North Africa. Interested in Asia he studied at Sorbonne and É.P.H.É. Did not enter academic career and remained free author. Knew i.al. Sanskrit, Hindi and Japanese, Publications: Dans…
NAU, François-Nicolas. Thil (Meurthe-et-Moselle) 13.5.1864 — Paris 2.9.1931. French Catholic Priest and Syrologist. Son of the elder François-Nicolas Nau and Marguerite Longueville. After primary school in Longwy attended petit séminaire of Notre-Dame des Champs in Paris, then from 1882 Grand Séminaire de Saint-Sulpice. Baccalaureate in theology and canonic law 1887,…
MORÉCHAND, Guy. Paris 22.3.1923 — Le Chesnay (Yvelines) 24.2.2002. French Anthropologist. After WW II worked as journalist and studied ethnology and history of religions. Licencié ès lettres 1948 in Anthropology. Ph.D. 1966 Paris. From 1950 member of É.F.É.O. in Hanoi, 1957-63 in Japan, later in Paris and Pondicherry. Retired 1980.…
MIGOT, André. Paris 28.2.1892 — Villejuif 17.2.1967. French Physician and Traveller. Dr.med. In WW I served as medical officer. Then physician in Paris, during holidays climbing in the Alps and Pyrenees. In 1938-39 visited Afghanistan and India. During WW II worked in occupied Paris, after war went to Indochina and…
MARTINET, André. Saint-Alban-des-Villards (Savoie) 12.4.1908 — Châtenay-Malabry (Paris) 16.7.1999. French Linguist. Began his studies in Paris with English (aggregation 1930) and Germanic. Ph.D. 1937 Paris. In 1938-46 directeur d’études at É.P.H.É. In 1947-55 taught at Columbia University in New York. Then returned to É.P.H.É. and soon Professor of General Linguistics…
MARCEL-DUBOIS, Claudie. Tours 19.1.1913 — Paris 1.2.1989. French Pianist and Ethnomusicologist. Studies at Conservatoire national supérieur de musique. In the 1930s also studied anthropology under M. Mauss and P. Masson-Oursel. From 1934 she worked in the Music department of Musée d’ethnographie de Trocadéro. Also taught ethnomusicology at É.H.S.S. Publications: “Notes sur…
LIACRE DE SAINT-FIRMIN, Julie. 18?? — 19??. Mme. French Physician (M.D.) interested in Indian Tradition. P. Masson-Oursel in his RHR review deems her book as unripe, it contains errors and many important sources are missing. Publications: Med. diss. Médecine et légendes bouddhiques de l’Inde. 120 p. P. 1916. Sources: No hints about her…
LEMBEZAT, Bertrand Jean François. Cairo, Egypr 8.3.1913 — 26.3.1986.French Ethnologist and Colonial Official. Son of Jean Lembezat and Marcelle Le Fee de Plaudren. Studies in Paris, diploms of École nationale d’outre-mer, École nationale des langues orientales and Institut d’ethnologie. In the 1930s in Cameroon, during WW II worked there for France…
LE BONHEUR, Albert. Saigon 6.8.1938 — Paris 8.2.1996. French Art Historian of South and South-East Asia. Educated in Saigon, Hanoi and Paris, studied art history, Sanskrit and Tamil in Paris. Diplome of École du Louvre 1966. The conservator in Musée Guimet, from 1971 also taught at École du Louvre. Ph.D. 1978 Paris…