René Basset (24July 18554January 1924) was a French orientalist, specialist of the Berber language and the

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Biography

René Basset was the first director of the "École des lettres d'Alger" created in 1879 during the French colonisation of Algeria. A member of the société Asiatique of Paris as well as those of Leipzig and Florence, he collaborated with the '' Journal Asiatique'' and studied Chinese

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André Basset André Basset (4 August 1895 – 24 January 1956) was a French linguist. René Basset René Basset (24July 18554January 1924) was a French orientalist, specialist of the Berber language and the Arabic language. Biography René Basset was ...

and

Henri Basset Henri Basset (7 November 1892 – 13 April 1926) was a 20th-century French historian, orientalist and linguist and a Berberologist. Biography The son of René Basset and elder brother of André Basset, Henri Basset joined the École Normale ...

were his sons.

Publications

*''Étude sur la zenatia du Mzab'' '' *''Notes de lexicographie berbère'', 1887. sur le site Archive *''La Religion des Berbères'' de l’antiquité jusqu’à l'islam, Les Belles Lettres *''Prières des musulmans chinois'', Éditions , 1878 *''Les Manuscrits arabes de la Zaouia d'El Hamel'', Etablissement typographique Florentin, 1897 *''Recherches sur la religion des Berbères'', 1910. *Son anthologie ''Mille et un contes, récits et légendes arabes'' a été rééditée sous la direction de , chez José Corti, Collection Merveilleux n° 29, 2005, 2 tomes, 504 et 702 p. (édition originale parue en 1924 chez Maisonneuve frères).

Honours

*Commandeur of the

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*Officiere of the

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*Grand-officier of the Nichan Iftikhar *Commandeur of the

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*Chevalier of the

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References

Bibliography

* . * Guy Basset, « Basset, René (1855-1924) », in ''L'Algérie et la France'', (p. 96–97) {{DEFAULTSORT:Basset, Rene 1855 births People from Lunéville 1924 deaths French orientalists Linguists from France Knights of the Order of St. Sylvester French Arabists Commandeurs of the Légion d'honneur Berberologists