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Abraham Hyacinthe Anquetil-Duperron
Abraham-Hyacinthe Anquetil Du Perron (December 7, 1731–January 17, 1805), French orientalist, brother of Louis-Pierre Anquetil, the historian, was born in Paris. He stayed in India for seven years (1755-1761), where Parsi priests taught him Persian, and translated the Avesta for him (it is probably not true that he mastered the Avestan language).
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