Antoine Isaac Silvestre De Sacy
Antoine Isaac, Baron Silvestre de Sacy (21 September 1758, Paris – 21 February 1838, Paris), was a French linguist and orientalist. His son, Ustazade Silvestre de Sacy, became a journalist.
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