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George Cœdès

1886 - 1969

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George Cœdès (French: [ʒɔʁʒ sedɛs]; 10 August 1886 – 2 October 1969) was a French scholar of southeast Asian archaeology and history. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. George Cœdès is the 176th most popular historian (up from 315th in 2019), the 2,575th most popular biography from France (up from 3,765th in 2019) and the 25th most popular French Historian.

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Among HISTORIANS

Among historians, George Cœdès ranks 176 out of 561Before him are Mirkhvand, Antony Beevor, Charles Diehl, Ibn al-Faqih, Afet İnan, and Max Dvořák. After him are Karl Lamprecht, Max Weinreich, Jan Huyghen van Linschoten, Friedrich Meinecke, Janko Prunk, and Joseph Klausner.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1886, George Cœdès ranks 105Before him are Lothar von Arnauld de la Perière, Wilhelm Marschall, Frank Nitti, Olga Rozanova, Hans von Obstfelder, and Sholem Schwarzbard. After him are Stefania Wilczyńska, Victor Boin, Princess Patricia of Connaught, Salvatore Maranzano, Ernst Robert Curtius, and Mohammed Ben Aarafa. Among people deceased in 1969, George Cœdès ranks 82Before him are Aleksandras Stulginskis, Jeffrey Hunter, John Kennedy Toole, Mikio Naruse, Michael Lippert, and Lucien Bianchi. After him are Max Weinreich, Giovanni Urbani, Léon Scieur, Coleman Hawkins, Ivar Ballangrud, and Josef Blösche.

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In France

Among people born in France, George Cœdès ranks 2,575 out of 6,770Before him are Sami Frey (1937), Marie-Gabrielle Capet (1761), Georges d'Amboise (1460), Jean Eustache (1938), Philippe de La Hire (1640), and Yann Arthus-Bertrand (1946). After him are Tino Rossi (1907), Louis Lachenal (1921), Joseph Darnand (1897), Géraud Duroc (1772), Odo II, Count of Blois (983), and Étienne de Silhouette (1709).

Among HISTORIANS In France

Among historians born in France, George Cœdès ranks 25Before him are Pierre de Bourdeille, seigneur de Brantôme (1540), Jean-Pierre Vernant (1914), Adémar de Chabannes (989), François Furet (1927), Augustin Thierry (1795), and Charles Diehl (1859). After him are Henri Maspero (1883), Paul Veyne (1930), Roger Chartier (1945), Edgar Quinet (1803), Joseph de Guignes (1721), and Bernard Desclot (1201).