Who was the French scholar Marius Chaîne?

Marius Chaîne was a French scholar who specialized in Ethiopic and Coptic philology. Living from 1873 to 1960, he contributed to the academic understanding of these ancient languages and texts. He was also known by the title Abbé.

What we know

• Marius Chaîne was a French scholar born on August 10, 1873. [1, 2]
• He died on January 19, 1960. [2]
• His academic specialization focused on Ethiopic and Coptic philology. [2]
• He held the title of Abbé. [2]

Where to go next

• the bigger pictureWhat is Coptic philology?
• compared withWhat does Ethiopic philology study?
• whenWho were the notable French scholars of the late 19th century?
• how we knowWhat role did Abbés play in French scholarship?
• whereWhere did Marius Chaîne conduct his studies?
• an unexpected connectionHow does Coptic language connect to the Desert Fathers?Marius Chaîne studied Coptic philology, which is the original language family in which the oral traditions of the early Egyptian Desert Fathers were passed down.

Sources

• [1]Marius Chaîne (Wikidata Q1633316) · CC0 1.0
• [2]Marius Chaîne · CC BY-SA 4.0
• [3]Chaîne · CC BY-SA 4.0
• [4]Sayings of the Desert Fathers · CC BY-SA 4.0
• [5]Patriarch Job of Alexandria · CC BY-SA 4.0