birth_date: 1883-12-15 00:00:00
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name: Henri Maspero
about: Henri Paul Gaston Maspero (15 December 1883 – 17 March 1945) was a French sinologist and professor who contributed to a variety of topics relating to East Asia. Maspero is best known for his pioneering studies of Daoism. He was imprisoned by the Nazis during World War II and died in the Buchenwald concentration camp.See also: Gaston Maspero Georges Maspero (1872–1942), French sinologist Jean Maspero (1885–1915), French papyrologist François Maspero (1932–2015), French author and journalist Henri Paul Gaston Maspero (15 December 1883 – 17 March 1945) was a French sinologist and professor who contributed to a variety of topics relating to East Asia. Maspero is best known for his pioneering studies of Daoism. He was imprisoned by the Nazis during World War II and died in the Buchenwald concentration camp.See also: Gaston Maspero Georges Maspero (1872–1942), French sinologist Jean Maspero (1885–1915), French papyrologist François Maspero (1932–2015), French author and journalist ...more
death_date: 1945-03-17 00:00:00