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Jean Margain

1931 – 2012

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About Jean Margain

Lived 1931 – 2012 (aged 80). Jean Margain was a French biblical scholar, editor, philologist and semitologist.

Jean Margain (24 February 1931 - 15 February 2012 ) was a French Hebraist. He is known by his Semitic and Samaritan studies.

Life

Education

Margain got his Doctor of Arts in 1988 with his thesis Les particules dans le Targum samaritain de Genèse-Exode: jalons pour une histoire de l'araméen samaritain at Université Paris III.

Academic work

In 1981, CNRS researchers Christian Amphoux and Jean Margain founded the Académie des Langues Anciennes (formerly called Session des Langues Bibliques), with branches in Montpellier, Saintes, Lille, Lyon and Digne.

Margain was Director of research at the French National Centre for Scientific Research (CNRS) and president of the Sessions de langues bibliques (in 1988). He also was Director of studies at École Pratique des Hautes Études (EPHE), and Chair of Biblical and Targoumic Philology, from 1991 to 1996.

Selected works

Le livre de Daniel: commentaire philologique du texte araméen. Beauchesne, Paris 1994.

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Important facts

Birth century
Nationality
Education
Sorbonne Nouvelle-Paris 3
Positions held
Director of Research at CNRS, Director of studies
Employers
National Center for Scientific Research, École pratique des hautes études

People in Jean Margain's life

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Contemporaries

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Frequently asked questions

Who was Jean Margain?

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When was Jean Margain born?

Jean Margain was born on 24 February 1931 in 4th arrondissement of Lyon.

When did Jean Margain die?

Jean Margain died on 15 February 2012 in Melun.

What was Jean Margain's occupation?

Jean Margain was a biblical scholar, editor, philologist and semitologist.

What nationality was Jean Margain?

Jean Margain was French.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Jean Margain

· Wikidata: Q55772338

· DBpedia: Jean Margain

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