Alfred Charles Auguste Foucher (1865-1952), was a French scholar, who argued that the Buddha image has Greek origins. He has been called the "father of Gandhara studies", and is a much-cited scholar on ancient Buddhism in northwest Indian subcontinent and the Hindu Kush region.
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Joseph LothAlso won Langlois prize
William CraigieAlso won honorary doctor of the University of Calcutta
Jacques BardouxAlso won Langlois prize
Eugène LafontAlso won honorary doctor of the University of Calcutta
Jeanne LapauzeAlso won Langlois prize
Arthur Anthony MacdonellAlso won honorary doctor of the University of CalcuttaAbout this person
Country
FranceCategory
Academics
Type
Academic
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1865 to 1952 · aged 86
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