José Domingo Duquesne
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José Domingo Duquesne
Engraving by Antonio Rodríguez (1882) |
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| Born |
February 23, 1748 Bogotá, Viceroyalty of New Granada |
| Died | August 30, 1822 (aged 74) Bogotá, Gran Colombia |
| Language | Spanish |
| Nationality | Colombian |
| Subjects | Chibcha language, Muisca calendar, Muisca numerals |
| Notable work | Disertación sobre el calendario de los muyscas, indios naturales de este Nuevo Reino de Granada |
José Domingo Duquesne (Bogotá, 23 February 1748 - idem, 30 August 1822) was a Colombian clergyman, theologist, scientist and writer. Polyglot Duquesne spoke Spanish, French, Latin, Greek, Italian and Chibcha.
José Domingo Duquesne was born on February 23, 1748 in Bogotá, then the capital of the Viceroyalty of New Granada. His parents were Frenchman Juan Francisco Duquesne, originally from Montpellier, and Clara Ignacia de la Madrid, from Bogotá. He attended the Colegio Mayor y Seminario de San Bartolomé graduating in 1774 in canon law and theology. Remarkable for his day and studies, during his dissertation on philosophy Duquesne treated the natural sciences.
From 1775 to 1795 Duquesne was assigned to the indigenous villages Lenguazaque and Gachancipá and studied Muysccubun, the language of the Muisca. This was the first recorded study of the almost extinct language as education in the language was forbidden by the authorities of the Spanish Empire in 1577 and in 1638 the last bilingual school was closed. After ten years of service in Lenguazaque, as of July 13, 1785 Duquesne was working in the parrochy of the church in Gachancipá.
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