Baron Anatole-Arthur Textor de Ravisi
(1 November 1822 − 1 November 1902)
French Catholic Orientalist. Was involved in the colonial administration of Réunion in the late 1840s, then developed maritime trade at Karikal in French India during the 1850s and early 1860s, serving for a time as its governor before retiring into financial affairs. Wrote on Hindu architecture and on the relationship of soul and body in Egyptian theology. (BCW 1:528-529).
Some links:
- Quotes: Boris de Zirkoff
- CTD article in Russian: Текстор де Рависи, Анатоль-Артур
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Lifetime: 1822-1902
Shortly: French Catholic Orientalist. Was involved in the colonial administration of Réunion in the late 1840...