Pierre-Eugène Lamairesse
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Pierre-Eugène Lamairesse | |
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École Polytechnique | |
| Occupation(s) | Civil and mining engineer, Indologist |
| Known for | Third translator of Tirukkural into French |
| Notable work | Tirukkural (1867) Kamasutra (1891) Prem Sagar (1893) |
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| Awards | Knight of the Legion of Honor |
Pierre-Eugène Lamairesse (14 July 1817 – 17 April 1898) was a
Early life
Lamairesse was born on 14 July 1817 in
École Polytechnique
.
Career
Chandeshvara (ninth century CE), one of the 63 Nayanars, at the Museum of Fine Arts and Archeology of Châlons-en-Champagne
.During his stay in India, Lamairesse supervised many irrigation projects in Pondicherry and Karaikal between 1860 and 1866. With the help of the government in Madras, he transported a large collection of statues from several abandoned temples of the Tamil land, which were presented at the World Fairs of 1867 and 1878 and later offered to the Museum of Fine Arts and Archeology at Châlons-en-Champagne.
Literary works
A polyglot, he translated many South Indian works including the
Buddha, and the hydrology of France, Algeria and India. Towards the end of his career, he moved to Algeria. His other translations include the Kamasutra (1891) and Prem Sagar (1893). He died on 17 April 1898 in Marengo (present-day Hadjout
).
See also
References
- ^ a b "Dossier: LH/1453/35". Archives Nationales. n.d. Retrieved 4 October 2020.
- ^ a b Sanjeevi, N. (1973). Bibliography on Tirukkural. In First All India Tirukkural Seminar Papers. Chennai: University of Madras. p. 146.
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