# Stanislas Julien — Tao Te Ching character guide

> Stanislas Julien in Tao Te Ching by Laozi.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Julien, the late Stanislas Julien

**First appearance:** 0005-tao-te-ching

## Who they are

French sinologist who translated the Tao Te Ching into French.

## In the story

### [Preface by James Legge](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/tao_te_ching_se/chapters/preface-by-james-legge)

Scholar whose work on Laozi is praised and defended against Balfour's charges.

### [What Is the Meaning of the Name Tao? And the Chief Points of the Belief in Taoism](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/tao_te_ching_se/chapters/what-is-the-meaning-of-the-name-tao-and-the-chief-points-of-the-belief-in-taoism)

Published a translation of the Tao Te Ching in 1842; concluded that the Tao is devoid of action, thought, and intelligence.

### [Endnotes](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/tao_te_ching_se/chapters/endnotes)

Translations by Julien are cited (e.g., 'simple and ignorant', 'fléau', 'frapper un coup décisif', 'L’Empire est comme un vase divin').

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