Academic/intellectual Famous Names Starting with Letter C

Was a scholar and revolutionist in China. He devoted most of his life in Lingnan University, being t

Was a scholar and revolutionist in China. He devoted most of his life in Lingnan University, being the first Chinese principal of the university, and revolution of China.

A Parisian jurist, humanist and bibliophile, was a leading figure in the circle of French legal huma

A Parisian jurist, humanist and bibliophile, was a leading figure in the circle of French legal humanists and historians that gathered around Jacques Cujas and Jacques-Auguste de Thou. Dupuy (Putealus)[1] assembled a great library[2] of manuscripts that was inherited by his sons Pierre, a noted scholar himself, and Jacques, but when Jacques died in 1657, the books and manuscripts entered the Royal Collection and are now in the Bibliothèque Nationale, Paris.

Was a French churchman and writer. He became a Jesuit at a young age, but he left the order in 1694

Was a French churchman and writer. He became a Jesuit at a young age, but he left the order in 1694 to devote himself to literature. A classicist and author of dissertations on classical history, he was professor of theology at Caen and collaborated on the Journal des savants. He was a friend of Huet, Segrais, Mme de Lafayette and Ninon de Lenclos.

He is co-director of the Paris Intersemiotic Seminar.[1]. For more than 20 years, Claude Zilberberg

He is co-director of the Paris Intersemiotic Seminar.[1]. For more than 20 years, Claude Zilberberg has been analysing the effects of applying tensive modelling (which he introduced, with Fontanille) as an overlay onto the foundation of Greimasian semiotic theory[2].

Was a French professor of Sanskrit and comparative grammar. She was also one of the world's leading

Was a French professor of Sanskrit and comparative grammar. She was also one of the world's leading Jain scholars. After clearing the French “Agrégation” civil service examination, Mme Caillat taught at various secondary schools, until she found a post at the Centre national de la recherche scientifique. She was then free to devote all her time to Indian studies, starting with a Mémoire on nominal derivation in Middle Indo-Aryan which led her to read Jain texts under the supervision of Prof. Walther Schubring in Hamburg. Prof. Schubring led Mme Caillat firmly on the path of Jain studies and encouraged her to participate in the Critical Pali Dictionary.

Was a Dutch law professor and legal scholar, best known for his work on the legal systems of the Eas

Was a Dutch law professor and legal scholar, best known for his work on the legal systems of the East Indies.Cornelis van Vollenhoven began his university studies at Leiden at the age of 17, where he would earn many degrees, including: a masters in law (1895), a bachelors degree in Semitic languages (1896), a masters in political science (1897), and finally his Ph.D. in law and political science (1898). He received a cum laude for his thesis, “Scope and content of international law” (Omtrek en inhoud van het internationale recht), which foreshadows his later focus on the laws of Southeast Asia.

Was a German architect and art historian. He was co-founder and president of the Bund Deutscher Arch

Was a German architect and art historian. He was co-founder and president of the Bund Deutscher Architekten ("Association of German Architects") and principal of the Technische Universität Dresden, where he was also professor of art history and the history of construction.