Édouard Biot
French engineer and sinologist / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Édouard Constant Biot (French: [bjo]; July 2, 1803 – March 12, 1850) was a French engineer and Sinologist. As an engineer, he participated in the construction of the second line of French railway between Lyon and St Etienne, and as a Sinologist, published a large body of work, the result of a "knowledge rarely combined."[1][2]
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Édouard Biot | |
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Born | (1803-07-02)July 2, 1803 |
Died | March 12, 1850(1850-03-12) (aged 46) Paris, France |
Nationality | French |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Engineering, sinology |
Academic advisors | Stanislas Julien |
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