Charles du Fresne, seigneur du Cange

Japanese: デュ･カンジュ（英語表記）Charles du Fresne,seigneur du Cange

1610‐88
A French Greek scholar. His real name was Charles du Fresne, and Du Cange was the name of his estate. He was one of the leading scholars of the 17th century in France, along with Daniel Huet and Mabillon, and was called the "French Varlot." He was known for his diligence, but his generous personality, which allowed him to treat his many children and friends with kindness, made him a model scholar. At the age of 47, he published his first work, "History of the Empire of Constantinople," and became the founder of academic research into Byzantine history. At the age of 68, he published a three-volume work, "Glossarium ad scriptores mediae et infimae latinitatis," which was expanded to six volumes after his death (1733-36), and was further expanded to seven volumes by the Benedictine Saint-Maur, and ten volumes from 1883 to 1887. Du Cange is so famous that this dictionary is now commonly referred to.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

1610‐88
フランスのギリシア学者。シャルル･デュ･フレーヌが本名でデュ･カンジュは領地名である。ダニエル･ユエやマビヨンと並ぶ17世紀フランスの代表的学者で〈フランスのウァロ〉と称された。勤勉で有名であったが，多くの子どもや友人にも暖かく接した豊かな人柄で学者の模範とされた。47歳で初めて《コンスタンティノープル帝国史》を出版し，学問的ビザンティン史研究の始祖となった。68歳で3巻本として出した《中世ラテン語辞典Glossarium ad scriptores mediae et infimae latinitatis》は死後(1733‐36)6巻本となり，さらにベネディクト会のサン･モールによる補訂によって7巻本，1883‐87年には10巻本となって，デュ･カンジュというとこの辞書を指すほど有名となっている。

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