ization , ▁an ▁opinion ▁to ▁which , ▁in ▁spite ▁of ▁every ▁ref ut ation , ▁he ▁obst in ately ▁cl ung . ▁He ▁published ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁articles ▁arg uing ▁that ▁Egypt ian ▁hier og lyph s ▁and ▁Chinese ▁characters ▁were ▁related , ▁one ▁der iving ▁from ▁the ▁other . ▁Although ▁he ▁was ▁mistaken ▁in ▁that , ▁he ▁is ▁recognized ▁for ▁prov ing ▁that ▁cart ou che ▁rings ▁in ▁Egypt ian ▁texts ▁contained ▁royal ▁names , ▁a ▁th esis ▁he ▁developed ▁from ▁a ▁hint ▁ ▁previously ▁made ▁by ▁ ▁J . ▁J . ▁Bar th é le my . ▁ ▁Works ▁▁▁ 1 7 4 8 ▁– ▁M ém oire ▁historique ▁sur ▁l ' origine ▁des ▁H uns ▁et ▁des ▁Tur cs ▁▁▁ 1 7 5 7 ▁– ▁ ▁Histoire ▁generale ▁des ▁H uns , ▁des ▁Mong oles , ▁des ▁Tur cs ▁et ▁des ▁autres ▁T art ares ▁occident aux , ▁ 3 ▁vol s . ▁Paris : ▁Des aint ▁& ▁Sa ill ant . ▁▁▁ 1 7 6 1 ▁– ▁Re cher ches ▁sur ▁les ▁N avig ations ▁des ▁Ch inois ▁du ▁C ote ▁de ▁l ' Amer ique , ▁et ▁sur ▁quelques ▁Pe u ples ▁situ és ▁a ▁l ' ext rem ite ▁orient ale ▁de ▁l " as ie . ▁▁ 1 7 8 9 ▁– ▁ ▁An ▁historical ▁ess ay ▁on ▁the ▁origin ▁of ▁the ▁Ori ented ▁characters ▁in ▁the ▁Royal ▁printing - house , ▁on ▁the ▁works ▁which ▁have ▁been ▁printed ▁at ▁Paris , ▁in ▁Arab ic ▁in