Caussin De Perceval
Caussin may refer to: * Armand-Pierre Caussin de Perceval (1795–1871), French orientalist * Jean-Jacques-Antoine Caussin de Perceval, (1759–1835), French orientalist, father of the previous one * Mike Caussin (born 1987), American football player * Nicolas Caussin Nicolas Caussin (1583– July 2, 1651) was a French Jesuit, orator; and for a time, confessor to King Louis XIII of France. His treatise, ''The Holy Court'', a guide for courtiers in living a Christian life, was published in 1624. Caussin was rem ...

Armand-Pierre Caussin De Perceval
Armand-Pierre Caussin de Perceval (1795–1871) was a French orientalist. He was born in Paris on 13 January 1795. His father, Jean-Jacques-Antoine Caussin de Perceval (1759–1835), was professor of Arabic in the Collège de France. In 1814 he went to Constantinople as a student interpreter, and afterwards travelled in Asiatic Turkey, spending a year with the Maronites in the Lebanon, and finally becoming dragoman at Aleppo. Returning to Paris, he became professor of modern Arabic in the School of Living Oriental Languages in 1821, and also professor of Arabic in the Collège de France in 1833. In 1849 he was elected to the Academy of Inscriptions. He died on 15 January 1871 at the Siege of Paris. Caussin de Perceval published (1828) a useful ''Grammaire arabe vulgaire'', which passed through several editions (4th ed., 1858), and edited and enlarged Ellious Bocthor's ''Dictionnaire français-arabe'' (2 vols., 1828; 3rd ed., 1864); but his great reputation rests almost ...
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Jean-Jacques-Antoine Caussin De Perceval
Jean-Jacques-Antoine Caussin de Perceval (24 June 1759 – 29 July 1835) was an 18th–19th-century French orientalist. Biography The son of a cloth merchant of Montdidier, he moved to Paris to reunite with his uncle François Béjot, custodian of manuscripts in the bibliothèque du Roi. He learned Hebrew and Arabic at the Collège de France where he attended the lessons of Cardonne and Deshauterayes whom he succeeded in the chair of Arabic in 1783. In 1787, he replaced his uncle as custodian of manuscripts in the library of the king, a position he held until 1792. Stayed clear of political events, he entered in 1809 at the Institute ( Académie des Inscriptions) of which he became president, earning him the honor to deliver the tribute to Louis-Mathieu Langlès. He was Armand-Pierre Caussin de Perceval's father. Works Translator: * from Greek: **1796: the '' Argonautica'' by Apollonius of Rhodes ; * from Arabic: **1806: la ''Suite des Mille et une Nuits'', Arab an ...
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Mike Caussin
Michael Caussin (born February 26, 1987) is a former American football tight end. He was signed by the Jacksonville Jaguars as an undrafted free agent in 2010. He played college football at James Madison. He also played for the Buffalo Bills, Jacksonville Jaguars and Washington Redskins. Early life and education Caussin was born in Springfield, Virginia. He attended West Springfield High School and has a younger brother, Jack. Following his high school graduation, Caussin attended James Madison University in Harrisonburg, Virginia, majoring in kinesiology with a sports management concentration. Professional career Jacksonville Jaguars Caussin was signed by the Jacksonville Jaguars as an undrafted free agent in 2010. He was cut on September 4, 2010, but was signed to the Jaguars' practice squad on September 5, 2010. Buffalo Bills The Buffalo Bills signed Caussin off the Jaguars' practice squad on December 1, 2010. On August 14, 2013, he was waived by the Bills. On the next ...
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