Étienne Aymonier
Étienne François Aymonier was a French linguist and explorer. He was the first archaeologist to the ruins of the Khmer empire in today's Cambodia, Thailand, Laos and southern Vietnam. His principal work was , published in three volumes from 1900 to 1904.
He was born in Le Châtelard, Savoie, France.
He also served as acting French representative for the French protectorate of Cambodia from 6 January 1879 to 10 May 1881 and was the first director of the École Coloniale. He assembled a large collection of Khmer sculpture which was later housed in the Guimet Museum in Paris. He also wrote books on the Cham language.
The species Gyrinocheilus aymonieri commemorates his name.Works
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