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'''Abel Henri Joseph Bergaigne''' (31 August 1838 – 6 August 1888) was a [[France|French]] [[Indologist]] and scholar of [[Sanskrit]]. He wrote a number of books related to religion and philosophy. He published the beginning of a study on grammatical construction, which is regarded for its historical development. Languages included Sanskrit, Greek, Latin, Germanic languages and others.<ref>{{cite book|title = The Order of Words in the Ancient Languages Compared with that of the Modern Languages|author = Henri Weil|date = January 1978|page = 9|url = https://books.google.com/books?id=83zXSvnAPzcC|publisher = John Benjamins Publishing|isbn = 9027209758}}</ref>

==Biography==
Born in [[Vimy]], [[Pas-de-Calais]], on 31 August 1838. After his father, he took a job in Registration service; however, his rising interest in literature and science led him to abandon the job.<ref>François Pouillon, ''Dictionnaire des orientalistes'', Karthala Éditions, 2008, p.|90.</ref>

In 1867, Bergaigne became a coach in Sanskrit. By 1877, he became a lecturer in [[Sorbonne]], and in 1885, he was appointed as a professor of Sanskrit and comparative linguistic. Apart from Vedas, he had also translated [[Bhagavada Gita]].<ref>{{cite book|title = Agency and Embodiment: Performing Gestures/Producing Culture|author = Carrie Noland|publisher = Harvard University|page = 226|url = https://books.google.com/books?id=72pGJBzDiRMC|isbn = 9780674054387|year = 2010}}</ref>

He died on 6 August 1888.<ref>{{Cite book|title=Beiträge zur Kunde der Indogermanischen Sprachen ..., Volume 16|author =Adalbert Bezzenberger|author2 =Walther Prellwitz|publisher=R. Peppmüller|year=1890|page=349}}</ref>

==Legacy==
His interpretation of [[Rigveda]] brought him worldwide fame. He was regarded as the leading Orientalist of France<ref>{{cite book|title = Current Literature: Jul.-Dec.1888, Volume 1|year = 1888|publisher = Current Literature Publishing Company|page = 473|url = https://books.google.com/books?id=T_ZYAAAAYAAJ}}</ref> for his period. His work has influenced people such as [[Sylvain Lévi]], [[Paul Mus]], and others.<ref>{{cite book|title = The Sacred and Its Scholars: Comparative Methodologies for the Study of Primary Religious Data|author = Thomas A. Idinopulos|author2 = Edward A. Yonan|year = 1996|url = https://books.google.com/books?id=pH3Tb_qYoSAC|publisher = Brill|page = 32|isbn = 9004106235}}</ref>

One review described his book ''La Religion Védique D'après Les Hymnes Du Rig-Veda'' as "an acute, careful, and comprehensive work by an able scholar."<ref>{{cite book|title = The Unitarian Review, Volume 23|author = Charles Lowe|author2 = Henry Wilder Foote|author3 = John Hopkins Morison|author4 = Henry H. Barber|author5 = James De Normandie|author6 = Joseph Henry Allen|page = 558}} Originally from [[University of Michigan]]</ref>

==Notable works==
*''La Religion Védique D'après Les Hymnes Du Rig-Veda'', 1878
*''Inscriptions sanscrites du Cambodge'', 1882
*''La division en adhyayas du Rig-Veda'', 1888

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