Gérard Fussman#
| Sadly, this member passed away. | |
| Membership Number: | 1459 |
| Membership type: | ORDINARY |
| Section: | CLASSICS & ORIENTAL STUDIES |
| Elected: | 1993 |
| Main Country of Residence: | FRANCE |
| Homepage(s): | http://www.college-de-france.fr/site/gerard-fussman/biographie.htm |
Gérard Fussman passed away May 14, 2022.
Positions Held
- 2008 Head of the College de France’s Eastern Institutes
- 2005 Head of the College de France’s libraries
- 1984 - present Professor of History of India and Greater India at the Collège de France
- 1972 - 1983Professor of Sanskrit, Strasbourg University
- 1968 - 1972 Member of the French National Centre for Scientific Research
- May 1972 Ph. D.: Linguistic Survey of Nuristani and Dardic Languages (Paris)
Fields of Scholarship
- History of Ancient India and Central Asia
- Archaeology of Northern India and Central Asia
- Epigraphy of Northern India and Central Asia
Honours and Awards
- 2006 Honorary Fellow of the Ancient India and Iran Trust, Cambridge
- 2007 President of the European Society for the Study of Cultures of Himalaya and Central Asia (SEECHAC)
