François Lachaud

Ussel, 1967

Member of the EFEO since 2000

François Lachaud is a professor of Japanese Studies at the École française d'Extrême-Orient. He teaches at the Religious Studies department of the École Pratique des Hautes Études. F. Lachaud was a lecturer in Japanese studies at the Institut National des Langues et Civilisations Orientales from 1995 to 2000. From January 2001 to December 2007, he was head of the EFEO Kyoto Centre in Kyōto. From January 2008 to December 2010, François Lachaud was the EFEO director of studies based in Paris. From July 2011 to July 2013, Lachaud was a Smithsonian Senior History of Art Fellow at the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery and Freer Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C. (National Museum of Asian Art). From September to December 2014, François Lachaud was a visiting professor at the Institute for Research in the Humanities of Kyoto University (fall 2014) and the University of Nagoya (fall 2015). F. Lachaud has been the head of the EFEO Kyoto Centre since March 2017. 

F. Lachaud completed his PhD in East Asian Studies (Japanese Studies) in Paris in 1998.  A recipient of the Stanislas Julien Prize (2006), he holds an agrégation in Japanese language and civilisation (1994). François Lachaud first graduated (MA) in English studies and studied historical linguistics (Germanic and Celtic languages) at the Universities of Oxford and Paris. 

Keywords: François Lachaud's areas of expertise span various disciplines, including religious studies, art history, literature studies, and cultural exchanges in premodern and modern East Asia (Japan, China, Russia). His extensive knowledge and research in these areas have significantly contributed to the academic community.

キーワード　宗教学。美術史。古典文学。近世の東アジア交流史。