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Étienne Fourmont

French orientalist · France · On the map · Academics · Lived 1683 to 1745 · aged 62

Étienne Fourmont was a French Orientalist who served as professor of Arabic at the Collège de France and published grammars on the Arabic, Hebrew, and Chinese languages.

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Country
France
Category
Academics
Type
Academic
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1683 to 1745 · aged 62