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François Bernier (1620–1688) was a French philosopher, physician, writer, and explorer. A native speaker of French, he also spoke and wrote in Persian. He was educated at the Lycée Louis-le-Grand, the Collège de France, and the Faculty of Medicine of Montpellier, where he studied under Pierre Gassendi. Bernier was a citizen of the Kingdom of France.
His notable works include *Confucius, ou, La science des princes*, *Travels in the Mogul empire*, *Phrānsoẏā Bārṇiẏārera dekhā Bhārata*, *Bernier, Linnaeus and Maupertuis*, and *Histoire de la dernière révolution des Etats du Grand Mogol*. He died in Paris on September 22, 1688. His life and work have been described in sources such as *The Nuttall Encyclopædia*.
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1620
- Died
- 1688
- Works
- 28
Top works
- Confucius, ou, La science des princes
- Travels in the Mogul empire
- Phrānsoẏā Bārṇiẏārera dekhā Bhārata
- Bernier, Linnaeus and Maupertuis
- Histoire de la dernière révolution des Etats du Grand Mogol
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- François
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Kingdom of France
- Place of death
- Paris
- Occupation
- anthropologist
- Educated at
- Faculty of Medicine of Montpellier
- Languages spoken
- Persian
- Native language
- French
- Student of
- Pierre Gassendi
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- date of birth
- 1620-09-25
- date of death
- 1688-09-22
- Commons Creator page
- François Bernier
- Commons category
- François Bernier
- name in native language
- François Bernier
- described by source
- The Nuttall Encyclopædia
- writing language
- French
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