Antoine Galland
French orientalist, numismatist and translator (1646-1715) · Academics · Died at 68
Antoine Galland was a French orientalist and archaeologist, most famous as the first European translator of One Thousand and One Nights, which he called Les mille et une nuits.
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About this person
His version of the tales appeared in twelve volumes between 1704 and 1717 and exerted a significant influence on subsequent European literature and attitudes to the Islamic world. Jorge Luis Borges has suggested that Romanticism began when his translation was first read.
Category
Academics
Type
Academic
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1646 to 1715 · aged 68
