Colette Caillat

Colette Caillat
Colette Caillat
Born	15 January 1921.; Saint-Leu-la-Forêt, Seine-et-Oise
Died	15 January 2007 (aged 86); Sèvres, France
Citizenship	French
Education	Swiss Federal Polytechnic (1896–1900; B.A., 1900); University of Zurich (Ph.D., 1905);
Awards	Officer of the Légion d'honneur; Commander of Ordre national du Mérite; Commander of the Ordre des Palmes Académiques (1987); Elected a member of the Académie des Inscriptions et Belles-Lettres(1987);
	Scientific career
Fields	Sanskrit, Comparative grammar
Institutions	University of Lyon (1960 – 1966); Sorbonne University (1967–1988);
Thesis	Les expiations dans le rituel ancien des religieux Jaina (1965)
Academic advisors	Walther Schubring

Colette Caillat (15 January 1921 – 15 January 2007) was a French professor of Sanskrit and comparative grammar. She was also one of the world's leading Jain scholars.

Colette Caillat
Born	(1921-01-15)15 January 1921. Saint-Leu-la-Forêt, Seine-et-Oise
Died	15 January 2007(2007-01-15) (aged 86) Sèvres, France
Citizenship	French
Education	Swiss Federal Polytechnic (1896–1900; B.A., 1900) University of Zurich (Ph.D., 1905)
Awards	Officer of the Légion d'honneur Commander of Ordre national du Mérite Commander of the Ordre des Palmes Académiques (1987) Elected a member of the Académie des Inscriptions et Belles-Lettres(1987)
Scientific career
Fields	Sanskrit, Comparative grammar
Institutions	University of Lyon (1960 – 1966) Sorbonne University (1967–1988)
Thesis	Les expiations dans le rituel ancien des religieux Jaina (1965)
Academic advisors	Walther Schubring