Gérard Lecomte (1926 – 17 April 1997) was a French Arabist. He was professor of Arabic at theInstitut national des langues et civilisations orientales, and editor of the journalArabica and the second edition of theEncyclopaedia of Islam. He was honoured with the rank of knight of theLégion d'honneur. He is the father of the French journalist and writerBernard Lecomte [fr].
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