Lucien Bouvat (1872–1942) was a French orientalist and Islamic scholar. He researched various Islamic dynasties and communities, including the
Timurid dynasty, the
Barmakid family, and the
Ahmadiyya religious community of Qadian.
He was a librarian of the ''
Société Asiatique'' and in 1906, he worked on the magazine ''
Revue du monde musulman
''Revue du monde musulman'' (French: ''Review of the Muslim World'') was a French magazine headquartered in Paris, France. The magazine featured articles about the events in the Islamic countries. It existed between 1906 and 1926.
History and pr ...
'' in the (future)
French protectorate in Morocco, published by the ''Mission Scientifique du Mar'', which was founded in 1904 by
Alfred Le Chatelier
Frédéric Alfred Le Chatelier (23 November 1855 – 9 August 1929) was a French soldier, ceramicist and Islamologist.
He spent most of his military career in the French African colonies.
After leaving the army he was involved in a project to bu ...
(1855–1929), Professor at the ''Collège de France''.
Works (selection)
His best known work is a History of the second phase of the
Mongol Empire
The Mongol Empire of the 13th and 14th centuries was the largest contiguous land empire in history. Originating in present-day Mongolia in East Asia, the Mongol Empire at its height stretched from the Sea of Japan to parts of Eastern Europe, ...
published by Eugène Cavaignac (1876–1969) in the world history series ''Histoire du Monde'', which treats the Central Asian ruler
Timur (also called 'Timur Lank', or ‘Tamerlane’), of the
Timurids (1405–1502, his successors:
Shah-Rukh,
Ulugh Beg, etc., to the "Bataille de Chourour"),
Baber and the Indian
Mongol dynasty (1526–1857) and the rulers of
Khwarezmian: the
Khans of Khiva
Khan may refer to:
*Khan (inn), from Persian, a caravanserai or resting-place for a travelling caravan
*Khan (surname), including a list of people with the name
*Khan (title), a royal title for a ruler in Mongol and Turkic languages and used by ...
(until 1920).
Essays
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Monographs
*Notice of the travaux et publications de Lucien Bouvat. Arrault, Tours 1908.
*Les Barmécides d'après les historiens arabes et persans. Éditions Leroux, Paris 1912.
*L'Empire Mongol (2nd phase). Timour et ses successeurs; Les Souverains du Khârezm. 1336–1857; Les Souverains du Khârezm. (Khans de Khiva) 1502–1920. Boccard, Paris 1927.
*L'art musulman. Paris 1905 (a bibliography, together with Yves Rioche and A. Ronflard).
Translations
*Mirza Feth-Ali Achonzade: Monsieur Jourdan, le botaniste parisien, dans le Karabagh, et le derviche Mèst Alî Châh, célèbre magicien. Comédie en 4 actes. Éditions Leroux, Paris 1906.
*Mirza Feth-Ali Achonzade: L'Aventure de l'homme avare. Comedie en 5 actes (Deux comedies turques). Imprimerie Nationale, Paris 1904.
[also contains: Mirza Feth-Ali Achonzade: ''Molla Ibrahim Khalil, l’alchimiste. Comedie en 4 actes.'' Translated by ]Charles Barbier de Meynard
Charles Adrien Casimir Barbier de Meynard (6 February 1826 – 31 March 1908), born at sea on a ship from Constantinople to Marseille, was a nineteenth-century French historian and orientalist.
Biography
His studies focused on the early history ...
and Stanislas Guyard.
*Mirza Feth-Ali Achonzade: Histoire de Yoûsouf Châh. nouvelle historique. Paris 1903
Literature
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References
External links
biblib.com*
diplomatie.gouv.fr
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1872 births
1942 deaths
History of Central Asia
French Arabists
French orientalists
French scholars of Islam