Gabriel Devéria
Jean-Gabriel Devéria (8 March 1844 – 12 July 1899), known as Gabriel Devéria, was a French diplomat and interpreter who worked for the French diplomatic service in China from the age of sixteen. He was also a noted sinologist and pioneer Tangutologist who published one of the first studies of the Tangut script in 1898.
Jean-Gabriel Devéria | |
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Portrait of Gabriel Devéria, July 1886 | |
| Born | 8 March 1844 Paris, France |
| Died | 12 July 1899 (aged 55) Mont-Dore, France |
| Citizenship | France |
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