George Cœdès
A Life in Service of Southeast Asian Studies
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6157449 |
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| Authors | Jean Baffie |
| Year | 2025 |
| Volume | 113 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 109-132 |
| Publication date | 2025-11-21 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of the Siam Society (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0304-226X • E-ISSN: 2651-1851 |
| Publisher | The Siam Society Under Royal Patronage (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.69486/113.2.2025.7 |
| OpenAlex | W4416510768 |
| Language | EN |
This article offers a comprehensive biographical study of George Cœdès (1886–1969), the pioneering French scholar who helped define the historical contours of ancient Southeast Asia. Tracing his intellectual formation, career in Siam and Indochina, leadership of the École française d’Extrême-Orient, and enduring influence in Thai and Khmer scholarship, the article reassesses Cœdès’s contributions, methods, and legacy. Drawing on unpublished correspondence, Thai-language sources, and posthumous tributes, it highlights both his personal modesty and the authoritative role he came to occupy in shaping the historiography of the region
Asian studies · Historiography · Southeast Asian studies · Cambodian History and Society · Southeast Asian Sociopolitical Studies · Vietnamese History and Culture Studies
| Highly cited | No |
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