Théophile Le Grand de la Liraÿe (1819–1873) was a French

Roman Catholic priest The priesthood is the office of the ministers of religion, who have been commissioned ("ordained") with the Holy orders of the Catholic Church. Technically, bishops are a priestly order as well; however, in layman's terms ''priest'' refers only ...

, later

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, in Vietnam at the time of

Charles Rigault de Genouilly Admiral Pierre-Louis-Charles Rigault de Genouilly (, 12 April 1807 – 4 May 1873) was a French naval officer. He fought with distinction in the Crimean War and the Second Opium War, but is chiefly remembered today for his command of French and ...

's invasion of Vietnam in 1858. He compiled a French-Vietnamese dictionary.Patrice Morlat ''Les grands commis de l'empire colonial français: actes du colloque ...'' 2010 page 27 "Un des cas les plus curieux est celui de Théophile Le Grand de la Liraye (1819-1873), missionnaire résidant au Vietnam depuis 1843, qui sert d'interprète (sinisant et vietnamisant) au moment de la prise de Tourane avant de quitter son froc et d'entrer dans l'administration. À la même époque, Victor Lemaire (né en 1839) est interprète de chinois à Shanghai depuis 1855,.."

Publications

*1866: ''Notes historiques sur la nation annamite'' *1874: ''Dictionnaire élémentaire annamite-français''; 2nd ed. *''Prononciation figurée des caractères chinois en mandarin annamite; autographié par Trâñ Ngu'oń Hanh, d'après le manuscript original du P. Legrand de La Liraÿe''

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Le Grand de la Liraye, Theophile 19th-century French Roman Catholic priests Catholic Church in Vietnam 1819 births 1873 deaths