About Frédéric Macler
Lived 1869 – 1938 (aged 69). Frédéric Macler was a French linguist and orientalist.
Frédéric Macler (26 May 1869 – 12 July 1938) was a French linguist, orientalist and translator.
A native of Mandeure, Macler learned Armenian, Assyrian, and Hebrew from Auguste Carrière. In 1911, he succeeded Antoine Meillet, as he took a chair in Armenian at the Institut national des langues et civilisations orientales, which he held until 1937. In 1919, he co-founded the Society for Armenian Studies. In 1920, he founded the Revue des Études Arméniennes, which he directed until 1933, with Antoine Meillet.
His works include a French translation of the Arabic Vision of Daniel.
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Who was Frédéric Macler?
French Armenologist (1869-1938)
When was Frédéric Macler born?
Frédéric Macler was born on 16 May 1869 in Mandeure.
When did Frédéric Macler die?
Frédéric Macler died on 12 July 1938 in Montbéliard.
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Frédéric Macler was a linguist and orientalist.
What nationality was Frédéric Macler?
Frédéric Macler was French.
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