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Silvestre De Sacy, Antoine Isaac Baron, French Linguist And Orie, Ntalist (1758-1838).

Autograph letter signed.

No place, 24 Nov. 1832.,

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Author
Silvestre De Sacy, Antoine Isaac Baron, French Linguist And Orie, Ntalist (1758-1838).
Publishers
No place, 24 Nov. 1832.
Keyword
Autographs: History
Languages
English

Description

8vo. ½ p. on bifolium. With integral address panel. To François Sauvo, of the "Moniteur Universel". Having studied Semitic languages, Silvestre de Sacy began to make himself a name as an orientalist, and during the years 1787-91 he worked on the Pahlavi inscriptions of the Sassanid kings. After retiring from public service in 1792, he became professor of Arabic at the newly-founded School of Living Eastern Languages ("École speciale des langues orientales vivantes"). He was a contemporary and teacher of Champollion, and made some progress in identifying proper names in the demotic inscription on the Rosetta Stone. - Slightly browned and wrinkled.
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