Gabriel Ferrand Explained

Gabriel Ferrand (22 January 1864 – 31 January 1935) was a French orientalist, writer and linguistic expert who worked in Madagascar.

Biography

Gabriel Ferrand was born in Marseille. He graduated from the School of Oriental Languages. Also, he was the author of a Malagasy Essay and a Dictionary of the Language of Madagascar. He was a member of the Society of Linguistics of Paris and the Asian Society, and one of the editors of the Asian Journal.[1] He died in Paris, aged 71.

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Notes and References

  1. Hommes et destins : dictionnaire biographique d'outre-mer, Académie des sciences d'outre-mer, 1975, p. 199.
  2. Custers, Martin H. (2016). Al-Ibāḍiyya: A Bibliography. 3 (Second revised and enlarged ed.). Hildesheim-London-N.Y.: Olms Publishing. p. 238.