French author, orientalist, and antiquarian, famous for the English translation of the “Avesta”. Brother of [Arsène Darmesteter][1]. Married to [Agnes Mary Frances Robinson][2], an English writer, later also known as “Lady James Darmesteter”. [1]: http://openlibrary.org/authors/OL4473600A [2]: http://openlibrary.org/authors/OL564862A