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Stanislas Julien
儒莲Stanislas Julien is a major figure in the history of Chinese studies, with work spanning translation, literature, religion and philosophy, language and philology. This dossier distinguishes the person's scholarship from what can—and cannot—yet be verified about the Chinese name.
1797—1873France
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Stanislas Julien extended the French sinological tradition with stricter attention to grammar and textual criticism. His translations and studies ranged across Daoist texts, accounts associated with the Buddhist pilgrim Xuanzang, Chinese literature, Buddhism, historical geography, and language.
For Julien, translation required more than conveying a general idea. It meant addressing syntax, allusion, textual variants, proper names, and earlier commentaries, helping establish a French tradition centered on primary texts, annotation, and corroboration across languages.
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