Louis-Charles Damais, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Louis-Charles Damais

Scholar of oriental languages

Date of Birth: 26-Mar-1911

Place of Birth: Paris, Île-de-France, France

Date of Death: 23-May-1966

Profession: philologist

Nationality: France

Zodiac Sign: Aries

Louis-Charles Damais (1911 in Paris – 23 May 1966 in Djakarta) was a researcher at the École française d'Extrême-Orient (EFEO).
In 1937, he moved to Java, in what was then the Dutch East Indies, studying the monuments and history of the island.
He remained in Java for the duration of World War II.
After the war, the EFEO sent him to Hanoi, Vietnam.
In 1952, he opened the Indonesian office of the EFEO in Jakarta, where he spent the rest of his life.
The French international school in Jakarta was named Lycée Louis-Charles Damais after him in 2008.