12 Facts About Henri Cordier

Henri Cordier was a French linguist, historian, ethnographer, author, editor and Orientalist.

Henri Cordier was President of the Societe de Geographie in Paris.

Henri Cordier was born in New Orleans, Louisiana in the United States.

Henri Cordier arrived in France in 1852; and his family moved to Paris in 1855.

Henri Cordier was educated at the College Chaptal and in England.

In Paris, Henri Cordier was a professor at l'Ecole speciale des Langues orientales, which is known today as the Institute of Oriental Languages and Civilizations.

Henri Cordier joined the faculty in 1881; and he was a professor from 1881 to 1925.

Henri Cordier contributed a number of articles to the Catholic Encyclopedia.

Henri Cordier was a professeur at l'Ecole Libre des Sciences Politiques, which is today known as the National Foundation of Political Studies and the Paris Institute of Political Studies.

Endymion Wilkinson praises Henri Cordier for including the full titles, often the tables of contents, and reviews of most books.

Henri Cordier was a founding editor of T'oung Pao, which was the first international journal of Chinese Studies.

Henri Cordier's published writings encompass 1,033 works in 1,810 publications in 13 languages and 7,984 library holdings.