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Ambassador, Diplomat, Civil servant
Born Etienne François Aymonier
French linguist and explorer
Born on February 26, 1844 in Le Châtelard, Savoie , France
Died on January 21, 1929 in Paris , France
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He was born in Le Châtelard, Savoie, France.
He served as acting French representative for the French protectorate of Cambodia from 6 January 1879 to 10 May 1881 and was the first director of the École Coloniale. He assembled a large collection of Khmer sculpture, which was later housed in the Guimet Museum in Paris. He also wrote books on the Cham language.He died January 21, 1929, at the age of 84. ... Étienne François Aymonier (26 February 1844 – 21 January 1929) was a French linguist and explorer. He was the first archaeologist to systematically survey the ruins of the Khmer empire in today's Cambodia, Thailand, Laos and southern Vietnam. His principal work was "Le Cambodge", published in three volumes from 1900 to 1904.
He was born in Le Châtelard, Savoie, France.
He served as acting French representative for the French protectorate of Cambodia from 6 January 1879 to 10 May 1881 and was the first director of the École Coloniale. He assembled a large collection of Khmer sculpture, which was later housed in the Guimet Museum in Paris. He also wrote books on the Cham language.He died January 21, 1929, at the age of 84.
Legacy
The species Gyrinocheilus aymonieri (Siamese algae eater) commemorates his name.
Works
Etienne Aymonier; Antoine Cabaton (1906). Dictionnaire čam-français. Vol. 7 of Publications de l'École française d'Extrême-Orient. E. Leroux. Retrieved 2011-05-15.
Etienne Aymonier (1889). Grammaire de la langue chame. Imprimerie coloniale. Retrieved 2011-05-15.
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Biography from Wikipedia (see original) under licence CC BY-SA 3.0
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