Lévi, Sylvain

0.01 sec.

Lévi, Sylvain

(born March 26, 1863, Paris, France—died Oct. 30, 1935, France) French scholar of Eastern religion, literature, and history. He taught at the Sorbonne (1889–94) and later for many years at the Collège de France (1894–1935). In 1929, with Takakusu Junjiro, he published a classic dictionary of Buddhism. His other writings include the standard treatise The Indian Theater (1890), Nepal (1905–08), and India and the World (1926); he also carried out pioneering studies of the Tocharian languages.

Want to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit the webmaster's page for free fun content.

?Page tools

Printer friendly
Cite / link

Feedback

Mentioned in	?		Encyclopedia browser	?		Full browser	?
No references found			leveraged buyout leveret Leverett function Leverett, John Leverhulme Leverkühn, Adrian Leverkusen Leverrier Leverrier, Urbain Jean Joseph Levertin, Oscar Ivar Levertov, Denise Leveson-Gower, Granville George Leveson-Gower, Sir Francis Lévesque, René Levi Levi ben Gershon Levi Carter Park Levi Jackson State Park Levi Strauss & Co. Levi, Carlo Levi, Dolly Levi, Edward H. Levi, Edward Hirsch Levi, Isaac Levi, Primo Lévi, Sylvain Levi-Civita symbol Levi-Civita, Tullio Levi-Montalcini, Rita Levi-Provencal, Evariste Lévi-Provençal, Evariste Levi-Strauss, Claude Lévi-Strauss, Claude Leviathan Levich, Veniamin Levich, Veniamin Grigorevich levigate levigated abrasive Levikha Levin and Kitty Levin August Bennigsen Levin, Harry Levin, Konstantine Levin, Leonid Levin, Leonid Mendelevich Levin, Maksim Levin, Maksim Grigorevich Lévinas, Emmanuel Levine, Arthur E. Levine, David Levine, Eugen Evgenii			Levi ben Gerson Levi Carter Park Levi civita symbol Levi Gersonides Levi Jackson State Park Levi Lincoln Levi Lincoln Levi Sabathai Levi Strauss Levi Strauss & Co Levi Strauss & Co. Levi Strauss & Co. Levi Strauss & Company Levi Strauss Europe, Middle-East & Africa Levi Woodbury Levi Woodbury Levi'im Levi's Levi's Levi's call Levi's call Levi's Vintage Clothing Levi, Carlo Levi, Dolly Levi, Edward H. Levi, Edward Hirsch Levi, Edward Hirsch Levi, Isaac Levi, Primo Levi, Primo Lévi, Sylvain Levi-Civita permutation symbol Levi-Civita symbol Levi-Civita tensor Levi-Civita, Tullio Lévi-Lorain dwarf Levi-Lorrain dwarf Levi-Montalcini Levi-Montalcini Levi-Montalcini Rita Levi-Montalcini, Rita Levi-Provencal, Evariste Lévi-Provençal, Evariste Levi-Strauss Levi-Strauss Lévi-Strauss Levi-Strauss, Claude Lévi-Strauss, Claude Lévi-Strauss, Claude Lévi-Strauss, Claude Gustave Levi’s Terms of Engagement leviable leviable leviable leviable Leviatan Leviatan Leviatan leviathan leviathan leviathan

Encyclopedia

Free Tools:	For surfers: Free toolbar & extensions \| Word of the Day \| Help For webmasters: Free content \| Linking \| Lookup box \| Double-click lookup

Disclaimer
All content on this website, including dictionary, thesaurus, literature, geography, and other reference data is for informational purposes only. This information should not be considered complete, up to date, and is not intended to be used in place of a visit, consultation, or advice of a legal, medical, or any other professional.