# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/eugene-burnouf
# Generated: 2026-08-13T22:05:29.314Z

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url: "https://fame.am/person/eugene-burnouf"
name: "Eugène Burnouf"
slug: "eugene-burnouf"
description: "Eugène Burnouf was a French scholar, an Indologist and orientalist. His notable works include a study of Sanskrit literature, translation of the Hindu text Bhagavata Purana and Buddhist text Lotus Sutra. He wrote a foundational text on Buddhism and also made significant contributions to the deciphering of Old Persian cuneiform."
tagline: "French scholar and orientalist (1801–1852)"
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country:
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  isoCode: "FR"
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profileType:
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birthDate: "1801-04-08"
deathDate: "1852-05-28"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
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  sourceConfidence:     60
  profileCompleteness:  70
  trendDirection:       "STABLE"
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  country:  null
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump