French School of the Far East honors historian Phan Huy Le

Due to health reasons, Professor Phan Huy Le could not attend the ceremony, he authorized Vietnamese Ambassador to France Nguyen Ngoc Son to receive this noble title on his behalf.In a letter to the leaders of EFEO, Professor Phan Huy Le expressed his honor to receive an honorary doctorate from EFEO - a major French research agency on Asian civilizations.He considered the award of this title as an encouragement for him and his colleagues to continue their research projects, as well as the management of ancient documents and texts in Vietnam.

Speaking at the ceremony, Director of the EFEO Yves Goudinau highly appreciated Professor Phan Huy Le's contributions to the country's history.According to him, historian Phan Huy Le is respected and admired by his colleagues not because he has continuously held the position of Chairman of the Vietnam Historical Science Association since 1988, but because he is a scientist who knows how to combine traditional research methods with modern methods.He is known for a massive body of 500 research works that served as the foundation for later research, especially studies on Vietnamese rural society and the connections that have linked Vietnam with Southeast Asia.

The Director of EFEO School also said that Professor Phan Huy Le's research is pioneering and has not been surpassed by anyone to date, and that he has also made constant efforts to preserve and promote the value of Vietnam's tangible heritage.

It is his openness to new things that has made him known not only domestically but also internationally. It is also his intellectual openness, scientific rigor, spirit of international cooperation and his kindness that have made EFEO School award him the title of honorary doctor.

Vietnamese Ambassador to France Nguyen Ngoc Son speaks at the ceremony. (Photo: Bich Ha/VNA)

Vietnamese Ambassador to France Nguyen Ngoc Son thanked EFEO for honoring Professor Phan Huy Le's research works and praising his contributions to historical science.

The Ambassador also emphasized the contributions of the EFEO over more than a century to the development of research in the field of social sciences and humanities in Vietnam, to the training of scientific and intellectual staff as well as activities to preserve and promote tangible and intangible heritage in Vietnam./.

According to vietnamplus.vn