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Paul Pelliot

Paul Pelliot '1"OUNG Vul. XXXVIII PI. I PAULPELLIOT PAUL PELLIOT (May 28th 1878-October 26th 1945) After the cruel losses caused by the war the death of Paul Pelliot is the worst disaster that could befall Far-Eastern scholar- ship. He was a Master, second to none, .in practically every field of Sinological studies in their widest sense. Equipped with an astounding memory, great critical acumen, analytical power, inde- fatigable energy and love of research, minute accuracy and ability to combine and make use of the smallest facts, the strictest logic and a scrupulous respect for truth, he stood entrenched in a firm and secure knowledge of Chinese books whencver he made his excursions into the most diverse fields of Sinology. He was equally well-read in practically everything written in whatever language relating to Chinese studies. As his researches expanded and embraced all Central-Asia his store-house of information became immense. He seemed at all times to have full access to it and the wide range of' his information enabled him to draw comparative material from many sources. Not only was he in the first rank in all departments of Sinological studies proper, bibliography, linguistics, textual cri- ticism, historical research, archaeology, history of http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png T'oung Pao Brill

Paul Pelliot

T'oung Pao , Volume 38 (1): i – Jan 1, 1947

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Brill
Copyright
© 1947 Koninklijke Brill NV, Leiden, The Netherlands
ISSN
0082-5433
eISSN
1568-5322
DOI
10.1163/156853297X00464
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'1"OUNG Vul. XXXVIII PI. I PAULPELLIOT PAUL PELLIOT (May 28th 1878-October 26th 1945) After the cruel losses caused by the war the death of Paul Pelliot is the worst disaster that could befall Far-Eastern scholar- ship. He was a Master, second to none, .in practically every field of Sinological studies in their widest sense. Equipped with an astounding memory, great critical acumen, analytical power, inde- fatigable energy and love of research, minute accuracy and ability to combine and make use of the smallest facts, the strictest logic and a scrupulous respect for truth, he stood entrenched in a firm and secure knowledge of Chinese books whencver he made his excursions into the most diverse fields of Sinology. He was equally well-read in practically everything written in whatever language relating to Chinese studies. As his researches expanded and embraced all Central-Asia his store-house of information became immense. He seemed at all times to have full access to it and the wide range of' his information enabled him to draw comparative material from many sources. Not only was he in the first rank in all departments of Sinological studies proper, bibliography, linguistics, textual cri- ticism, historical research, archaeology, history of

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Published: Jan 1, 1947

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