The Société Asiatique (, ) is a French learned society dedicated to the study of Asia. It was founded in 1822 with the mission of developing and diffusing knowledge of Asia. Its boundaries of geographic interest are broad, ranging from the Maghreb to the Far East. The society publishes the Journal asiatique. At present the society has about 700 members in France and abroad; its library contains over 90,000 volumes.
History The establishment of the society was confirmed by royal ordinance on April 15, 1829. Antoine-Isaac Silvestre de Sacy was the first president.
Notable people
Jean-Pierre Abel-Rémusat Jacques Bacot Jean Berlie Eugène Burnouf Jean-François Champollion Henri Cordier Jean-Baptiste Benoît Eyriès Julius Klaproth Louis Finot Jean Leclant Sylvain Lévi Abdallah Marrash Gaston Maspero Paul Pelliot Joseph Toussaint Reinaud Ernest Renan Antoine-Jean Saint-Martin Antoine-Isaac Silvestre de Sacy İbrahim Şinasi Charles Virolleaud
List of the presidents of the Société
1822–1829: Antoine-Isaac Silvestre de Sacy 1829–1832: Jean-Pierre Abel Rémusat 1832–1834: Antoine-Isaac Silvestre de Sacy 1834–1847: Amédée Jaubert 1847–1867: Joseph Toussaint Reinaud 1867–1876: Julius von Mohl 1876–1878: Joseph Héliodore Garcin de Tassy 1878–1884: Adolphe Régnier 1884–1892: Ernest Renan 1892–1908: Barbier de Meynard 1908–1928: Émile Senart 1928–1935: Sylvain Lévi 1935–1945: Paul Pelliot 1946–1951: Jacques Bacot 1952–1964: Charles Virolleaud 1964–1969: George Coedès 1969–1974: René Labat 1974–1986: Claude Cahen 1987–1996: André Caquot 1996–2002: Daniel Gimaret 2002–present: Jean-Pierre Mahé
References
External links L'Académie des Inscriptions et Belles-Lettres Journal Asiatique Journal asiatique from 1822 to 1936