Henri Cordier

Henri Cordier was a French linguist, historian, ethnographer, author, editor and Orientalist. He was President of the Socit de Gographie in Paris. Cordier was a prominent figure in the development of East Asian and Central Asian scholarship in Europe in the late 19th and early 20th century. Though he had little actual knowledge of the Chinese language, Cordier had a particularly strong impact on the development of Chinese scholarship, and was a mentor of the noted French sinologist douard Chavannes.

Cordier was born in New Orleans, Louisiana in the United States. He arrived in France in 1852 and his family moved to Paris in 1855. He was educated at the Collge Chaptal and in England.

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