Jean Filliozat (4 November 1906 in

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– 27 October 1982 in Paris) was a French writer. He studied medicine and was a physician between 1930 and 1947. He learned

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and

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. He wrote some important works on the history of Indian medicine. He taught at

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from 1952 to 1978.

Biography

Jean Filliozat became a medical doctor in 1930, and was awarded a diploma from the

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in 1934. In 1935 he was awarded a diploma by the

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. He was director of studies at the ''École pratique des hautes études'' from 1941 to 1978. He established the Institut Français d'Indologie at

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in 1955 and was at the same time director of the

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from 1956 until 1977. He became a member of the Academie in 1966 and vice president of the Societe Asiatique in 1974. He was a member of the

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Works

* ''Magie et médecine,'' Paris, P.U.F., 1943, vil-147 p. (Collection mythes et Religions). * ''Fragments de textes koutchéens de médecine et de magie,'' Paris, Adrien Maisonneuve, 1948, 157 p., 8 pl.h.t. * ''La Doctrine classique de la médecine indienne. Ses origines et ses parallèles grecs,'' Paris, Imprimerie Nationale, 1949 (2e édition, Paris, Ecole Française d'Extrême-Orient, 1975). English translation: ''The classical Doctrine of Indian medicine. Its origins and its Greek parallels.'' Translated from the original in French by Dev Raj Chanana, New Delhi, Munshiram Manoharlal, 1964. * ''Yogasataka.'' , 1979, XL-207 p. *(en coll. avec L. Renou et al.),'' L'Inde classique.'' Manuel des études indiennes, t. 1, Paris, Payot, 1949 ; t. 2, Paris, EFEO, 1953, éimpr. régulièrement *''Studies in Asokan Inscriptions'', translated by R. K. Menon, Calcutta, Indian Studies Past and Present. 1967 *''Un texte de la religion kaumâra.'' Le Tirumurukârrupatai, Pondicherry: Institut français d'indologie (PIFI, 49).1973 *(en coll. avec J. André), ''L'Inde vue de Rome.'' Textes latins de l'antiquité relatifs à l'Inde, textes, trad. et comm., Paris, Les Belles Lettres. 1986 *
Religion, Philosophy, Yoga: A Selection of Articles
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Filliozat, Jean Linguists from France Historians of science French Indologists Writers from Paris Collège de France faculty Members of the Académie des Inscriptions et Belles-Lettres Members of the Société Asiatique Chevaliers of the Légion d'honneur Tamil scholars of non-Tamil background 1906 births 1982 deaths 20th-century linguists