Occupation Sinologist | Parents Gaston Maspero | |
Born 21 August 1872 Paris Died 21 September 1942, Saint-Tropez, France Books The Champa Kingdom: The History of an Extinct Vietnamese Culture | ||
René Gaston Georges Maspero (21 August 1872 – 21 September 1942) was a French sinologist.
He was the son of egyptologist Gaston Maspero and half brother of sinologist Henri Maspero.
A colonial governor of French Indochina, he was appointed résident-mayor of Haiphong, then acting resident superior (15 April 1920 – 6 December 1920) of Cambodia. He was among the founders of the École française d'Extrême-Orient (EFEO).
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