Director

It is with deep regret that we learn of the demise of the eminent sinologist and former director of the École française d'Extrême-Orient (EFEO), Léon Vandermeersch, who passed away on October 17, 2021 at the age of 93.

The entire staff of the EFEO will always remember him with the greatest respect and we express our deepest condolences to his family.
In Memoriam by Franciscus Verellen

From Monday, September 13, access to the EFEO library changes:

• The library will be open Monday to Friday from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m
• It will no longer be necessary to reserve a place in the reading room, but you will have to be registered or pre-registered on the Bulac catalogue for the "Maison de l'Asie" site: https://catalogue.bulac.fr/
• The documents will be communicated 20 minutes after their reservation from your reader's account, and will be made available on the shelves on the patio side of the reading room- The library will welcome 15 readers per day. In case of overcrowding, priority will be given to readers consulting EFEO documents
• The health pass will not be required, but the wearing of masks and the respect of protective measures will continue to apply

If you are experiencing Covid-19 type symptoms, please postpone your visit to the library.

It is with great sadness that we have learned of the passing, in his 88th year, on Saturday, April 24, of Professor François Gros, an outstanding Tamil scholar and director of the EFEO from 1977 to 1989.

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