About Jean François Billeter
Born 1939. Jean François Billeter is a Swiss sinologist and non-fiction writer.
Jean François Billeter Chinese name : 毕来德 / 畢來德 Bì Láidé, born 1939 in Basel, Switzerland, is a Swiss sinologist and honorary professor of the University of Geneva, where he created the sinology department in 1987. After directing it for twelve years, he retired in 1999 to spend more time writing.
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Who is Jean François Billeter?
Swiss sinologist
When was Jean François Billeter born?
Jean François Billeter was born on 7 June 1939 in Basel.
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Jean François Billeter is a sinologist and non-fiction writer.
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Jean François Billeter is Swiss.
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