Charles Pellat

Quick Facts: Who was Charles Pellat?

Subject:

Charles Pellat

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French Algerian scholar specializing in Arab and Islamic studies.

Born:

1914-09-28

Died:

1992-10-28

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Origins & Early Life

Charles Pellat (28 September 1914, in Souk Ahras – 28 October 1992, in Bourg-la-Reine) was a French Algerian academic, historian, translator, and scholar of Oriental studies, specialized in Arab studies and Islamic studies. He was an editor of the Encyclopaedia of Islam published by Brill Academic Publishers, and a member of the Académie des Inscriptions et Belles-Lettres. Charles Pellat was born in Souk Ahras, French Algeria. He was professor of Arabic at the Collège Louis le Grand from 1947 to 1951, at the École des langues orientales from 1951 to 1956, and at the Sorbonne from 1956 to 1978. In 1984 he became a member of the Académie des Inscriptions et Belles-Lettres.

Career & Major Achievements

He was a contributing editor to several articles of the second edition of the Encyclopaedia of Islam, published by Brill Academic Publishers; throughout his career, he had translated several works written in Arabic by the classical Muslim scholar al-Jāḥiẓ (781-869 CE) into French. (ed.) Description de l'Occident musulman au IVe-Xe siècle by Al-Muqaddasi (tr. from Italian) La Littérature arabe des origines à l'époque de la dynastie umayyade: leçons professées en arabe by Carlo-Alfonso Nallino. Paris: Maisonneuve, 1950. from Arabic) Le livre des avares by al-Jāḥiẓ.

Enduring Legacy & Impact

Paris: Maisonneuve, 1951. Mots arabes groupes d'apres le sens et vocabulaire fondamental de l'arabe moderne, Paris, 1952. Langue et littérature arabes, Paris: Colin, 1952. Le milieu baṣrien et la formation de Ǧāḫiẓ, Paris: Adrien-Maisonneuve, 1953, (tr. from Arabic) Le livre de la couronne: Kitāb at-tāǧ (fī ạḫlāq al-mulūk) by al-Jāḥiẓ.

Chronological Milestones & Life Events

1. 1914 (1914-09-28): Birth of Charles Pellat — French Algerian scholar specializing in Arab and Islamic studies.
2. 1947: 1947 Milestone — He was professor of Arabic at the Collège Louis le Grand from 1947 to 1951, at the École des langues orientales from 1951 to 1956, and at the Sorbonne from 1956 to 1978.
3. 1952: 1952 Milestone — Mots arabes groupes d'apres le sens et vocabulaire fondamental de l'arabe moderne, Paris, 1952.
4. 1953: 1953 Milestone — Le milieu baṣrien et la formation de Ǧāḫiẓ, Paris: Adrien-Maisonneuve, 1953, (tr.
5. 1984: 1984 Milestone — In 1984 he became a member of the Académie des Inscriptions et Belles-Lettres.
6. 1992 (1992-10-28): Passing & Historical Legacy — Charles Pellat passed away on 1992-10-28, leaving an enduring historical legacy.

Historical Fact-Check Quiz: Charles Pellat

True or False: “Charles Pellat's primary area of scholarly focus was exclusively on classical Arabic literature from the Umayyad period.”

Answer (FALSE ❌): While he specialized in Arab studies and translated works by scholars like al-Jāḥiẓ, his work also covered broader Islamic history and included modern Arabic language texts.

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