Antoine Léonard de Chézy
1775–1832
French orientalist. Appointed to the department of manuscripts in the Bibliothèque nationale. First professor of Sanskrit at the Collège de France, 1815. Conservator in the department of manuscripts, Bibliothèque royale, 1824.
Source
DBF.
Bibliography
DBF: Dictionnaire de biographie Française. Under the direction of J. Balteau et al. 21 vols. and 4 fascicules of vol. 22 (A–Leyris d’Esponchès) to date. Paris: Librairie Letouzey & Ané. 1933–.
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