Charles Defrémery (8 December 1822 – 18 August 1883) was a 19th-century French orientalist, specialist in

Arabic Arabic (, ' ; , ' or ) is a Semitic language spoken primarily across the Arab world.Semitic languages: an international handbook / edited by Stefan Weninger; in collaboration with Geoffrey Khan, Michael P. Streck, Janet C. E.Watson; Walter ...

and

Persian history The history of Iran is intertwined with the history of a larger region known as Greater Iran, comprising the area from Anatolia in the west to the borders of Ancient India and the Syr Darya in the east, and from the Caucasus and the Eurasian Step ...

and

literature Literature is any collection of written work, but it is also used more narrowly for writings specifically considered to be an art form, especially prose fiction, drama, and poetry. In recent centuries, the definition has expanded to include ...

. He held the chair of Arabic language and literature at the

École des langues orientales Institut national des langues et civilisations orientales ( en, National Institute for Oriental Languages and Civilizations), abbreviated as INALCO, is a French university specializing in the teaching of languages and cultures from the world. ...

and was a member of the

Société Asiatique The Société Asiatique (Asiatic Society) is a French learned society dedicated to the study of Asia. It was founded in 1822 with the mission of developing and diffusing knowledge of Asia. Its boundaries of geographic interest are broad, ranging ...

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 The Académie des Inscriptions et Belles-Lettres () is a French learned society devoted to history, founded in February 1663 as one of the five academies of the Institut de France. The academy's scope was the study of ancient inscriptions (epigr ...

in 1869. From 1871, he held the chair of Arabic at the

Collège de France The Collège de France (), formerly known as the ''Collège Royal'' or as the ''Collège impérial'' founded in 1530 by François I, is a higher education and research establishment ('' grand établissement'') in France. It is located in Paris n ...

Selected works

*1842: ''Histoire des sultans du Kharezm, par

Mirkhond Muhammad ibn Khvandshah ibn Mahmud, more commonly known as Mirkhvand ( fa, میرخواند, also transliterated as Mirkhwand; 1433/34 – 1498), was a Persian historian active during the reign of the Timurid ruler Sultan Husayn Bayqara (). He ...

. Texte persan, accompagné de notes historiques, géographiques et philologiques'' *1845: ''Histoire des Samanides, par Mirkhond. Texte persan, traduit et accompagné de notes critiques, historiques et géographiques'' *1854: ''Voyages d' Ibn Battuta'' (4 volumes, 1853-1859) *1854:''Mémoires d'histoire orientale, suivis de Mélanges de critique, de philologie et de géographie'' *1858:''Gulistan, ou le Parterre de roses'''', par Sadi, traduit du persan et accompagné de notes historiques, géographiques et littéraires''

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Defremery, Charles French orientalists French Arabists Translators to French Translators from Persian Arabic–French translators French Iranologists Collège de France faculty Corresponding members of the Saint Petersburg Academy of Sciences Members of the Académie des Inscriptions et Belles-Lettres Members of the Société Asiatique 1822 births People from Cambrai 1883 deaths 19th-century French translators