Arthur Anquetil

Abraham Hyacinthe Anquetil-Duperron (7 December 1731 – 17 January 1805) was the first professional French Indologist. He conceived the institutional framework

of the ancient Hindu texts, the Upanishads, translated by French writer Anquetil du Perron from the Persian translation of Prince Dara Shukoh entitled Sirre-Akbar

Runner Up : 2002, 2005, 2009, 2011, 2014 EHF Cup: Semi-finalist : 2016 Arthur Anquetil (2018–) Xavier Barachet (2006–2012) Hugo Brouzet (2019–2024) Laurent

the spring of 1814, the Latin translation by Anquetil-Duperron caught the eye of German philosopher Arthur Schopenhauer, who heralded the ancient text

He claimed, in a letter published in French (1771), that the translator Anquetil-Duperron had been duped, that the Parsis of Surat had palmed off upon him