GROSSET, Joanny. Lyon (Rhône) 29.3.1862 — 19??. French Pioneer of the Study of Indian Music. From the university of Lyon, therefore probably a student of Regnaud. Licencié-ès-lettres. He gave ideas about Indian music to Messiaen. Publications: Contribution à l’étude de la Musique Hindoue. 90 p. Mélanges de philol. indo-europ. 6.…
GROSLIER, Bernard Philippe. Phnom Penh 10.5.1926 — Paris 29.5.1986. French Archaeologist and Historian of South-East Asia. A specialist of Cambodia, but also wrote on Gandhāra art (1951). Son of Georges Gr. (1887–1945), the founder and first curator of the Museum of Phnom Penh, and Suzanne Cecile Poujade. Born in Cambodia…
GRIMBLOT, Jean Paul Auguste. Marseille 28.6.1817 — Florence 23.5.1870. French Diplomat and Indologist. Studies of Indology in Paris under Burnouf. Traveled in Germany, U.K. and Italy. From 18?? French Consul in Ceylon and Burma. In Ceylon he learned Pāli and studied Buddhism, and achieved a fine collection of manuscripts for…
GRIMBLOT, Anne (née Jean Baptiste [sic!] Anne Sophie Toulouzan). 18?? — 1???. French Indologist, from 1839 wife of —> Paul Gr. Participated in her husband’s studies and edited his posthumous works. Publications: “Lettre sur ses [de son mari] travaux philologiques”, JA 6:20, 1872, 220-225 (see —> P. Grimblot). – Edited…
GRENARD, Joseph-Fernand. Paris 4.7.1866 — Paris 1.4.1945. French Traveller. Companion of Dutreuil de Rhins in his travels of exploration in Central Asia and Tibet. Son of telegraph official Alphonse Gr. and Jenny Panthin. Studied at École des sciences politiques and É.L.O.V. For particulars of the travel see —> Dutreuil de…
GRANDJEAN, J.-M. 18?? — 1???. French Linguist. Student of Regnaud at Lyon (still 1888). Publications: “Dialogue de Çuka et de Rambha sur l’amour et la science suprême”, A.M.G. 10, 1887, 477-502? (ed. and transl. of the Śṛṅgārajñānirṇaya). – “Tableau comparatif pour servir à l’étude des mouvements du consonnantisme dans les…
GRAMMONT, Maurice. Damprichard (Doubs) 15.4.1866 — Montpellier 17.10.1946. French IE and General Linguist, Psycholinguist and Phonetician. Studies at Freiburg (Thurneysen), Berlin (J. Schmidt) and Paris (Bréal, de Saussure). Ph.D. 1895 Paris. Maître de conferences at Faculté de Dijon (1892-95), then in 1895-1939 Professor of Comparative Linguistics at Faculté de Montpellier.…
GOSSELLIN, Pascal-François-Joseph. Lille 6.12.1751 — Paris 8.2.1830. French Merchant, Geographer and Historian of Geography. Born in a family of merchants, came early into family business. Member of Chambre de commerce in Lille, from 1784 of Conseil royal du commerce for Flanders, Hainaut and Cambrésis. Travelled much in Europe on business.…
GORÉ, Francis Louis Noël. Saint-James (Coutances) 25.12.1883 — Voiron (Isère) 14.10.1954. French Missionary. Joined Franciscan order and attended the seminary of Missions étrangères, then studies of theology at Penang College, ordained there priest 1907. Served in various stations of the Tibet Mission, in 1931-52 at Tsechung (now Cizhong in Tibetan…
GODARD, Yedda (née Reuilly). 1889 — Paris 4.8.1976. French Artist, the Wife and Assistant of —> André G. Painter (watercolourist) and student at École de Louvre and É.L.O.V., married soon after the WW I. Together with her husband in Afghanistan (where she copied Bamiyan paintings) and Iran. Publications: With O. Sirén & J.…