Jacques Gernet, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Jacques Gernet

French sinologist

Date of Birth: 22-Dec-1921

Place of Birth: Algiers, Algiers Province, Algeria

Date of Death: 03-Mar-2018

Profession: university teacher, sinologist

Nationality: France

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn

Jacques Gernet (French: [???n?]; Chinese: ???; pinyin: Xiè Hénài; 22 December 1921, Algiers, French Algeria – 3 March 2018, Vannes) was an eminent French sinologist of the second half of the 20th century.
His best-known work is The Chinese Civilization, a 900-page summary of Chinese history and civilization which has been translated into many languages.