Birthdate: April 4, 1646
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Rollot, France
Died: February 17, 1715
Antoine Galland, a French orientalist and archaeologist, was the first European to translate One Thousand and One Nights into Les mille et une nuits. Published in twelve volumes between 1704 and 1717, his translation significantly influenced European literature and perceptions of the Islamic world. Galland’s work marked the start of Romanticism and has had a lasting impact on subsequent generations, as acknowledged by Jorge Luis Borges.
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