Tassy, Joseph Héliodore Sagesse Vertu Garcin de, 1794-1878 (orientalist)
Biography
Joseph Héliodore Sagesse Vertu Garcin de Tassy (1794-1878), French orientalist, was awarded professorship for Indology at the School for Living Oriental Languages, that was founded for him. In 1838 he was elected to the Académie des Inscriptions et Belles-Lettres. and was one of the founders and later president of the Société Asiatique.
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Joseph Hélidore Sagesse Vertu Garcin de Tassy: Letter to E.B. Cowell, 1859
Artificial collection of single item or small collection accessions. Mainly correspondence but includes other papers.