Sha Hai'Ang (in Chinese : 沙海昂) (23 September 1872 – 17 August 1930), was a Franco-Chinese engineer from École Centrale des Arts et Manufactures (now Centrale-Supélec) whose French name was Antoine Joseph Henri Charignon. A railway constructor but also a sinologist and historian, he is particularly known for his work on Marco Polo. He was a member of the Société Asiatique and the Société de géographie of Paris.
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23 September 1872 Châteaudouble
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Died |
17 August 1930 (aged 57) Beijing
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Zodiac | Virgo |
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