• Alfred Charles Auguste Foucher (1865–1952), was a French scholar, who argued that the Buddha image has Greek origins. He has been called the "father of...
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  • Foucher is a surname, and may refer to: Alfred A. Foucher (1865–1952), French scholar André Foucher (cyclist) (born 1933), French professional road bicycle...
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    Adèle Foucher (27 September 1803 – 27 August 1868) was the wife of French writer Victor Hugo, with whom she was acquainted from childhood. Her affair...
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  • École Française d'Islamabad (EFI) or the École Française Alfred Foucher was a French international school in Diplomatic Enclave I in Islamabad, Pakistan...
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    "Trailokyavijaya". The Princeton Dictionary of Buddhism. ISBN 978-0-691-15786-3. Alfred Foucher : Study on Buddhist iconography of India from unpublished texts, Paris...
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    the Indo-Greek type of Buddha." — "The beginnings of Buddhist Art", Alfred Foucher, p127. The willingness of ancient Greeks to represent and worship local...
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  • Minoan Linear B. March 30 - Alan Vince, British archaeologist (d. 2009) Alfred Foucher, French scholar and archaeologist (b. 1865) Gill-Robinson, Heather Catherine...
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  • variety of Stele, and is significant, as described by French historian Alfred Foucher for its purportedly novel showing of an iconic physical Buddha as compared...
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    in Sanskrit and written in forms of the Gupta script. According to Alfred Foucher, the Hindu Kush and nearby regions gradually converted to Buddhism by...
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  • 1945) August 27 - James Henry Breasted, American Egyptologist (d. 1935) Alfred Foucher, French scholar and archaeologist of Buddhism (d. 1952) May 4: Henry...
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    Houston, Lycée International de Houston Islamabad, École Française Alfred Foucher Istanbul, Lycée français Pierre Loti Jakarta, Lycée Français de Jakarta...
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    Renunciation because of the great sacrifice it entails. Archaeologist Alfred Foucher pointed out that the Great Departure marks a point in the biographies...
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    Edwin Bryant, The Yoga Sutras of Patanjali, IEP Manuscripts Manuscript (Alfred Foucher) from Bibliothèque Nationale de France Translations James Woods, The...
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  • Greco-Bactrian kingdom. Before its discovery, archaeologists such as Alfred Foucher had devoted careers to trying to find any physical confirmation for...
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    romanization systems are shown in the following table: 1900: Louis Finot 1905: Alfred Foucher 1908: Claude-Eugène Maitre [fr] 1920: Louis Finot 1926: Léonard Aurousseau [fr]...
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    Romano-Indian art, or talk of an "Indo-Classical style". The French scholar Alfred C. A. Foucher first identified the Western influences on Gandharan art at the end...
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    March 2016. Retrieved 16 April 2018. "The beginnings of Buddhist Art" Alfred Foucher, Plate I. Monnaies Greco-Bactriennes et Indo-Grecques, Bopearachchi...
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  • United States Sally Foster (born 19??) Scottish; Medieval Scotland Alfred Foucher (1865–1952) French; Afghanistan (Gandahar art) and southern Africa Aileen...
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    a curator at the Musée Guimet and explored Afghanistan in 1923 with Alfred Foucher and Andre Godard. Born in Luxembourg, he graduated from the Ecole libre...
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    Latin essay prize in the Concours général at age 17. With the help of Paul Foucher, Victor Hugo's brother-in-law, he began to attend, at the age of 17, the...
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    archeological study of the bust of Jayavarman VII was published by Alfred Foucher in 1912. He considered it among the most beautiful artefacts of ancient...
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    Durkheim, Pierre Janet, André Lalande, Marcel Mauss. With Sylvain Lévy, Alfred Foucher, Chavannes, Clément Huart, he learned Sanskrit, Tibetan, Chinese, Arab...
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  • Professor L. Radermacher 1938 Dr H. Shetelig 1938 M. F. Thureau-Dangin 1939 Alfred Foucher 1939 Pierre Jouguet 1939 Professor Martin Nilsson 1939 Père L. H. Vincent...
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  • Poumarède for L’Empire de Venise et les Turcs, XVIe-XVIIe siècles 1901: Alfred Foucher for his mémoire entitled Une page nouvelle dans l'histoire de l'art...
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    Tibetan religion. There her teachers included the scholars Sylvain Lévi, Alfred Foucher and Louis Finot, and she graduated after publishing her translation...
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    former member of Hérodote editorial board, the French geographer Michel Foucher developed a long term analysis of international borders. He coined various...
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    fourth of five children of French novelist Victor Hugo and his wife Adèle Foucher. François-Victor is best known for his translations of the works of William...
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  • of the directors of the French archaeological delegation. 1922–1945: Alfred Foucher 1934–1941: Joseph Hackin 1941–1942: Roman Girshman 1946–1964: Daniel...
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    Paul-Henri Foucher (21 April 1810 – 24 January 1875) was a French playwright, theatre and music critic, political journalist, and novelist. Foucher was born...
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    became engaged, against his mother's wishes, to his childhood friend Adèle Foucher. In June 1821, Sophie Trebuchet died, and Léopold married his long-time...
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