Charles Duroiselle (1871 - 1951) was a French-born Burmese historian and archaeologist. He was a noted

Pali Pali () is a Middle Indo-Aryan liturgical language native to the Indian subcontinent. It is widely studied because it is the language of the Buddhist ''Pāli Canon'' or ''Tipiṭaka'' as well as the sacred language of ''Theravāda'' Buddhism ...

scholar and epigrapher, and published monographs on

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and other related Burmese subjects. Throughout his career, excavated over 120 monuments; his findings and acquisitions were meticulously documented and published in annual reports.

Career

A member of the

École française d'Extrême-Orient The French School of the Far East (french: École française d'Extrême-Orient, ), abbreviated EFEO, is an associated college of PSL University dedicated to the study of Asian societies. It was founded in 1900 with headquarters in Hanoi in wh ...

, he served as a Professor of Pali at the

University of Rangoon '') , mottoeng = There's no friend like wisdom. , established = , type = Public , rector = Dr. Tin Mg Tun , undergrad = 4194 , postgrad = 5748 , city = Kamayut 11041, Yangon , state = Yangon Regio ...

. He also served as a Superintendent,

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from 1912 to 1940, succeeding

Taw Sein Ko Taw Sein Ko, CIE, ISO ( my, တော်စိန်ကို; ; 7 December 1864 – 29 May 1930) was Burma's first recorded archaeologist. Personal life He was born in Moulmein (present-day Mawlamyine, Mon State) in 1864. He was the son of ...

. In March 1910, he co-founded the

Burma Research Society The Burma Research Society ( my, မြန်မာနိုင်ငံ သုတေသန အသင်း ) was an academic society devoted to historical research of Burma (Myanmar). Its aims were "the investigation and encouragement of Art, Sci ...

along with colleagues including

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May Oung May Oung ( my, မေအောင်, also spelt May Aung; 6 January 1880 - 5 June 1926) was a Burmese legal scholar, judge and politician who served as Minister of Home Affairs during the colonial era. He was known for his expertise in Burmese B ...

, and

Pe Maung Tin Pe Maung Tin ( my, ဖေမောင်တင် ; 24 April 1888 – 22 March 1973) was a scholar of Pali and Buddhism and educator in Myanmar, formerly Burma. Born to an Anglican family at Pauktaw, Insein Township, Rangoon, he was the fifth chil ...

. The following year, the ''

Journal of the Burma Research Society The ''Journal of the Burma Research Society'' ( my , မြန်မာနိုင်ငံသုတေသနအသင်းဂျာနယ်) was an academic journal covering Burma studies that was published by the Burma Research Society between ...

'', was launched. He retired in 1939.

Publications

* ''A practical grammar of the Pāli language'' (1906) * ''Jinacarita, or, The career of the conqueror: a Pāli poem'' (1906) * ''Epigraphia Birmanica'' (1919) * ''A list of inscriptions found in Burma'' (1921) * ''Guide to the Mandalay Palace'' (1925) * ''The Ānanda temple at Pagan'' (1937)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Duroiselle, Charles 1871 births 1951 deaths Burmese archaeologists Burmese educators Burmese studies scholars