从阿伯而小子说起“阿伯而小子”是一个人名。法国人雷缪萨(Abel Remusat,1788—1832)是著名的汉学家,但恐怕很少有人知道他还有一个汉文名字叫阿伯而小子。现在人们通常将雷缪萨在巴黎法兰西学院设立汉学讲座教授视作欧洲或西方汉学学科的起始。这个讲座的设立时间似乎自来说法不一。一说设于1814年12月11日,一说设于1815年1月16日。其实1814年12月11日是讲座设置的日子,1815年1月16日是 Speaking from Arbor and kid “Arbor and kid ” is a person's name. The Frenchman, Abel Remusat (1788-1832), is a famous sinologist, but I am afraid few will know that he still has a Chinese name, Abel, and the kid. Now it is common for Lemosa to set up a professor of Chinese studies at the French Institute in Paris as the beginning of a European or Western Sinology course. The time of setting up this lecture seems to be different. One said on December 11, 1814, one said on January 16, 1815. In fact, December 11, 1814 is the day of the seminar, January 16, 1815