GALLAND (Anthony), a learned antiquarian, member of the Academy of Inscriptions, and professor of Arabic in the Royal College of Paris, was born of poor parents at Rollo, a village in Picardy. Having studied at the Sorbonne and other universities, he travelled into the east; where he acquired great skill in the Arabic tongue, and in the manners of the Mahometans. He wrote several works; the principal of which are, 1. An account of the death of Sultan Of-
Gallant man, and the coronation of the sultan Mustapha. 2. A collection of maxims, drawn from the works of the Orientals. 3. A treatise on the origin of coffee. 4. The Arabian nights entertainments, &c.