# Alexis Chassang

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**Alexis Chassang** (alɛksi ʃasɑ̃; 2 April 1827 in [Bourg-la-Reine](/source/Bourg-la-Reine) – 8 March 1888 in Bourg-la-Reine) was a French [linguist](/source/Linguist) and translator.

In 1849, he received his [agrégation](/source/Agr%C3%A9gation) in letters, and in 1852, his doctorate. Afterwards, he served as a professor of rhetoric at lycées in [Lille](/source/Lille) and [Bourges](/source/Bourges). From 1862 to 1871, he was a professor of Greek languages and literature at the [École Normale Supérieure](/source/%C3%89cole_Normale_Sup%C3%A9rieure) in [Paris](/source/Paris).[1]

From 1873 to 1888, he held the post of Inspector General of Secondary Education. He was co-founder of the *Association pour l'encouragement des études grecques* (Association for the Promotion of Hellenic Studies), serving as its president in 1887.[2]

## Biography

Admitted first to the [École normale supérieure (Paris)](/source/%C3%89cole_normale_sup%C3%A9rieure_(Paris)) in 1846, first in the agrégation de lettres in 1849, then Doctor of Letters in 1852, he was a professor of rhetoric at the high schools of [Lille](/source/Lille) and [Bourges](/source/Bourges), then in charge of the complementary course in French language and literature at the École normale supérieure, where he was subsequently a professor of Greek language and literature from 1862 to 1871. He was appointed Inspector General of Secondary Education in 1873.

Alexis Chassang has published academic works, including a Greek-French dictionary, as well as numerous articles in various journals. He translated [Philostratus](/source/Philostratus) [Life of Apollonius of Tyana](/source/Life_of_Apollonius_of_Tyana) and published a History of the Novel and its Relationship to History in Greek and Latin Antiquity in 1862. He also continued his uncle Marie-Nicolas Bouillet's Universal [Dictionnaire Bouillet](/source/Dictionnaire_Bouillet).

In 1869, he received the [Prix Bordin](/source/Prix_Bordin) from the [Académie Française](/source/Acad%C3%A9mie_Fran%C3%A7aise) for Le Spiritualisme et l’Idéal dans la poésie des Grecs (Spiritualism and Idealism in Greek Poetry) and in 1880, the Archon-Despérouses Prize for Remarques sur la langue française, par Vaugelas (Remarks on the French Language, by Vaugelas).[3]

## Published works

- *Des Essais dramatiques imités de l'antiquité au XIVe et au XVe siècle*, 1852 (dissertation).
- *Choix de narrations tirées des auteurs latins*, 1854.
- *Histoire du roman et de ses rapports avec l'histoire dans l'antiquité grecque et latine*, 1862.
- *Apollonius de Tyane : sa vie, ses voyages, ses prodiges*, 1862 (translation of [Philostratus](/source/Philostratus)).
- *Le Spiritualisme et l'idéal dans l'art et la poésie des Grecs*, 1868.
- *Nouveau dictionnaire grec-francais*, 1872.
- *Nouvelle grammaire grecque... d'après les principes de la grammaire comparée*, 1872.[4]
- *Nouvelle grammaire française*, 1876.
- *Grammaire grecque, d'après la méthode comparative et historique : cours supérieur*, 1888.[1]
- *[New etymological French grammar giving for the first time the history of the French syntax](https://archive.org/details/newetymologicalf00chasrich)*.

## Bibliography

- [Pierre Larousse](/source/Pierre_Larousse), *Grand Dictionnaire universel du XIXe siècle*, vol. III, 1867.

## References

1. [Chassang, Alexis](http://cths.fr/an/prosopo.php?id=108174) Sociétés savantes de France

1. [Alexis Chassang (1827-1888)](http://data.bnf.fr/11896284/alexis_chassang/) at data.bnf.fr

1. ["Alexis CHASSANG"](http://www.academie-francaise.fr/node/16805). *academie-francaise.fr*

1. [Most widely held works about Alexis Chassang](http://worldcat.org/identities/lccn-no96005990/) WorldCat Identities

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