About René Basset
Lived 1855 – 1924 (aged 68). René Basset was a French university teacher, linguist, translator, folklorist, collector of fairy tales and orientalist.
Biography
René Basset was the first director of the "École des lettres d'Alger" created in 1879 Notes de lexicographie berbère, 1887. sur le site Archive La Religion des Berbères de l’antiquité jusqu’à l'Islam, Les Belles Lettres Prières des musulmans chinois, Éditions , 1878 Les Manuscrits arabes de la Zaouia d'El Hamel, Etablissement typographique Florentin, 1897 Recherches sur la religion des Berbères, 1910. Son anthologie Mille et un contes, récits et légendes arabes a été rééditée sous la direction de , chez José Corti, Collection Merveilleux n° 29, 2005, 2 tomes, 504 et 702 p. (édition originale parue en 1924 chez Maisonneuve frères).
Honours Commandeur of the Légion d'honneur Officiere of the Ordre des Palmes Académiques Grand-officier of the Nichan Iftikhar Commandeur of the Order of Menelik II Chevalier of the Order of St. Sylvester
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Who was René Basset?
French linguist and orientalist (1855–1924)
When was René Basset born?
René Basset was born on 24 July 1855 in Lunéville.
When did René Basset die?
René Basset died on 4 January 1924 in Algiers.
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René Basset was a university teacher, linguist, translator, folklorist, collector of fairy tales and orientalist.
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René Basset was French.
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