René Sieffert

French japanologist and academic (1923–2004)

René Sieffert (4 August 1923 – 13 February 2004) was a French japanologist and professor at the Institut national des langues et civilisations orientales (INALCO).²

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Born Aug 4, 1923, died Feb 13, 2004.¹

About

René Sieffert translated many works and helped bring Japanese literature to French-speaking readers. Also, in 1971, when he was president of INALCO, he created with his wife Simone, the university press Publications orientalistes de France (POF).

From Wikipedia’s article on René Sieffert, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.²

Companies

Institut national des langues et civilisations orientalesChair 1971 to 1976¹¹

Early life and education

Date not recordedUniversity of Strasbourg³
Date not recordedParis Law Faculty³
Date not recordedFaculty of Arts of Paris³
Date not recordedUniversity of Strasbourg³

Career

Occupation: translator, japanologist, university teacher.⁶

1971 to 1976Chair, Institut national des langues et civilisations orientales⁵
Date not recordedWorked at Institut national des langues et civilisations orientales⁴
Date not recordedWorked at School for Advanced Studies in the Social Sciences⁴

Personal life

BornAug 4, 1923, Achen⁷
DiedFeb 13, 2004, Aurillac⁸
CitizenshipFrance⁹
SpouseSimone Sieffert¹⁰

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