- Louis Bazin
Louis Bazin (born
December 20 ,1920 ) is a Frenchorientalist .Biography
Born in
Caen , he entered theÉcole Normale Supérieure in 1939. When he graduated in 1943, he became a senior research fellow at theFrench National Centre for Scientific Research , while continuing his studies at the National School for Modern Oriental Languages.In 1949, he became a professor-delegate after his teacher Jean Deny retired. In 1957, he became a full professor at the ENLOV (the above-mentioned Oriental Language School's new name). Since 1950, he has also been the director of studies at the
École pratique des hautes études (Section IV). Beginning in 1980, Bazin became a Professor at the . He retired from his position there in 1990.Bazin is a member of the Asiatic Society (of which he was formerly vice-chairman). He is also a member of the International Union of Oriental and Asian Studies (of which he was formerly the treasurer, secretary general and vice-president), and the Academy of Inscriptions and Belles-Lettres (elected 22 October 1993 to the chair Claude Cahen). He is currently Vice-Chairman of the
Societas Uralo-Altaica , and president of the section of Oriental Languages and Cultures of theFrench National Centre for Scientific Research .Bibliography
* "Introduction à l'étude pratique de la langue turque" (1987)
* "Er-Töshtük" (1989, with Pertev Borarav)
* "Les systèmes chronologiques dans le monde turc ancien" (1991)
* "Le Livre de Dédé Korkut, récit de la geste Oghuz" (1998, with Altan Gölkap)ources
* "Bazin's site at the Académie française (in french)" [http://www.aibl.fr/fr/membres/academ/bazin.html]
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