Jean Filliozat
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Jean Filliozat was a French author. He studied medicine and was a physician between 1930 and 1947. He learned Sanskrit
, Pali
, Tibetan
and Tamil
. He wrote some important works on the history of Indian medicine. He taught at Collège de France
from 1952 to 1978.
in 1934. In 1935 he was awarded a diploma by the Institut national des langues et civilisations orientales
. He was director of studies at the Ecole pratique des hautes etudes from 1941 to 1978. He established the Institut francais d'Indologie
at Pondicherry in 1955 and was at the same time director of the École française d'extrême orient
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 Legion d'honneur
.
Sanskrit
Sanskrit , is a historical Indo-Aryan language and the primary liturgical language of Hinduism, Jainism and Buddhism.Buddhism: besides Pali, see Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit Today, it is listed as one of the 22 scheduled languages of India and is an official language of the state of Uttarakhand...
, Pali
Páli
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, Tibetan
Tibetan language
The Tibetan languages are a cluster of mutually-unintelligible Tibeto-Burman languages spoken primarily by Tibetan peoples who live across a wide area of eastern Central Asia bordering the Indian subcontinent, including the Tibetan Plateau and the northern Indian subcontinent in Baltistan, Ladakh,...
and Tamil
Tamil language
Tamil is a Dravidian language spoken predominantly by Tamil people of the Indian subcontinent. It has official status in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu and in the Indian union territory of Pondicherry. Tamil is also an official language of Sri Lanka and Singapore...
. He wrote some important works on the history of Indian medicine. He taught at Collège de France
Collège de France
The Collège de France is a higher education and research establishment located in Paris, France, in the 5th arrondissement, or Latin Quarter, across the street from the historical campus of La Sorbonne at the intersection of Rue Saint-Jacques and Rue des Écoles...
from 1952 to 1978.
Biography
Jean Filliozat became a medical doctor in 1930, and was awarded a diploma from the Ecole pratique des hautes etudesÉcole pratique des hautes études
The École pratique des hautes études is a Grand Établissement in Paris, France. It is counted among France's most prestigious research and higher education institutions....
in 1934. In 1935 he was awarded a diploma by the Institut national des langues et civilisations orientales
Institut national des langues et civilisations orientales
The Institut National des Langues et Civilisations Orientales is located in Paris, France. It was founded in 1795 after the French Revolution and is now one of the country's Grands établissements with a specialization in African, Asian, East European, Oceanian languages and civilisations...
. He was director of studies at the Ecole pratique des hautes etudes from 1941 to 1978. He established the Institut francais d'Indologie
French Institute of Pondicherry
The French Institute of Pondicherry UMIFRE 21 CNRS-MAEE, is a French financially autonomous institution in India, under the joint supervision of the French Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs and the French National Centre for Scientific Research...
at Pondicherry in 1955 and was at the same time director of the École française d'extrême orient
École française d'Extrême-Orient
The École française d'Extrême-Orient is a French institute dedicated to the study of Asian societies. Translated into English, it approximately means the French School of the Far East. It was founded in 1900 with headquarters in Hanoi in what was then French Indochina. After independence, its...
from 1956 until 1977. He became a member of the Academie in 1966 and vice president of the Societe Asiatique
Société Asiatique
The Société Asiatique is a French learned society dedicated to the study of Asia. It was founded in 1822 with the mission of developing and diffusing knowledge of Asia. Its boundaries of geographic interest are broad, ranging from the Maghreb to the Far East. The society publishes the Journal...
in 1974.
He was a member of the Legion d'honneur
Légion d'honneur
The Legion of Honour, or in full the National Order of the Legion of Honour is a French order established by Napoleon Bonaparte, First Consul of the Consulat which succeeded to the First Republic, on 19 May 1802...
.
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, [réimpr. 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, Pondichéry, 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