Gabriel Ferrand
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Gabriel Ferrand (22 January 1864 – 31 January 1935) was a French orientalist, writer and linguistic expert who worked in Madagascar.

Gabriel Ferrand was born in Marseille. He graduated from the School of Oriental Languages. Also, he was the author of a Malagasy Essay and a Dictionary of the Language of Madagascar. He was a member of the Society of Linguistics of Paris and the Asian Society, and one of the editors of the Asian Journal.[1] He died in Paris, aged 71.
Works related to Ibadism
- Ferrand, Gabriel: (1924) L'élément persan dans les textes nautiques arabes des XVe et XVIe siècles. Offprint from: Journal Asiatique (Paris), April-June 1924, pp. 193-257.[2]
- Ferrand, Gabriel: (1928) Les Sultans de Kilwa. Offprint from Publications de l'Institut des Hautes-Études Marocaines, vol. 17, 239-260. Mémorial Henri Basset. Nouvelles Études Nord-Africaines et Orientales. Paris: Librarie Orientaliste Paul Geuthner, 1928.[2]