Jacques Gernet (French: [ʒɛʁnɛ]; Chinese: 謝和耐; pinyin: Xiè Hénài; 22 December 1921, Algiers, French Algeria – 3 March 2018, Vannes) was an eminent French sinologist of the second half of the 20th century. His best-known work is The Chinese Civilization, a 900-page summary of Chinese history and civilization which has been translated into many languages.
Jacques Gernet
Author details
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Jacques Gernet, Ho-nai Hsieh, Жак Жерне, and 8 others
Chia-k'o Hsieh-ho-nai, Chiakó Hsieh-ho-nai, J ジェルネ, Jiake Xiehenai, Henai Xie, Chia-kʻo Hsieh-ho-nai, 謝和耐, 谢和耐 - Born:
- Dec. 22, 1921
- Died:
- March 3, 2018
