Charles Defrémery, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Charles Defrémery

French professor

Date of Birth: 08-Dec-1822

Place of Birth: Cambrai, Hauts-de-France, France

Date of Death: 18-Aug-1883

Profession: professor, translator, orientalist

Nationality: France

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius

Charles Defrémery (8 December 1822 – 18 August 1883) was a 19th-century French orientalist, specialist in Arabic and Persian history and literature. He held the chair of Arabic language and literature at the École des langues orientales and was a member of the Société Asiatique of Paris.
On 2 December 1860, he was appointed corresponding member of the St Petersburg Academy of Sciences for the Oriental literary department.
He was elected a member of the Académie des inscriptions et belles-lettres in 1869.
From 1871, he held the chair of Arabic at the Collège de France.