Robert Edmond Gauthiot (13 June 1876, Paris – 11 September 1916, Paris) was a French Oriental studies, Orientalist, linguist and explorer. Born in Paris, he became, in 1909, a member of the Société Asiatique and met Paul Pelliot. Together, they translated the Sogdian language, Sogdian manuscript Vessantara Jataka, found by Pelliot among the Dunhuang manuscripts in Mogao Caves, Mogao Cave 17. Gauthiot interrupted his exploration of the Pamir Mountains in July 1914 to return home to serve as a captain in the infantry during World War I. Gauthiot received the Croix de Guerre before he was wounded at the Second Battle of Artois in spring 1915. He died from injuries at Val de Grâce Hospital.

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*Gorshenina, Svetlana, ''La Route de Samarcande'', éditions Oziane, 2000, p. 196. *Pouillon, Robert, ''Dictionnaire des orientalistes de langue française'', Karthala, 2008, article « Robert Gauthiot ». {{DEFAULTSORT:Gauthiot, Robert Writers from Paris 1876 births 1916 deaths Linguists from France French explorers Recipients of the Croix de Guerre 1914–1918 (France) French orientalists French Army officers Members of the Société Asiatique Iranologists Translators from Finnish Translators from Sanskrit 19th-century translators French military personnel killed in World War I