Joseph Ernest Renan

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Joseph Ernest Renan

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Birthplace: Tréguier, Cotes-d'Armor, Brittany, France
Death: October 02, 1892 (69)
Paris, Paris, Île-de-France, France
Place of Burial: Paris, Paris, Île-de-France, France
Immediate Family:

Son of Philibert François Renan and Magdeleine Joseph Manon Feger-Lasbleiz
Husband of Cornélie Henriëtte Renan
Father of Ary Renan; Ernestine Renan and Noémi Cornélie Henriette Psichari
Brother of Henriette Renan and Alain Renan

Occupation: membre de l'Académie Française , Membre de l'Académie des Inscriptions et Belles-Lettres, Membre du Conseil de l'Ordre de la Légion d'honneur, Membre du Conseil Supérieur de l'Instruction publique
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About Joseph Ernest Renan

Joseph Ernest Renan (28 February 1823 – 2 October 1892) was a French expert of Middle East ancient languages and civilizations, philosopher and writer, devoted to his native province of Brittany. He is best known for his influential historical works on early Christianity and his political theories, especially concerning nationalism and national identity. Renan is credited as being among the first scholars to advance the Khazar theory, which held that Ashkenazi Jews were descendants of Turkic peoples who had adopted Jewish religion and migrated to Western Europe following the collapse of their khanate.

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1823
February 28, 1823
Tréguier, Cotes-d'Armor, Brittany, France
1857
October 28, 1857
Paris, Paris, Île-de-France, France
1860
May 10, 1860
Paris, Paris, Île-de-France, France
1862
March 1, 1862
Paris, Paris, Île-de-France, France
1892
October 2, 1892
Age 69
Paris, Paris, Île-de-France, France
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Cimetière de Montmartre, Paris, Paris, Île-de-France, France