About Albert Cuny
Lived 1869 – 1947 (aged 77). Albert Cuny was a French linguist and university teacher.
Albert Cuny (16 May 1869 – 21 March 1947) was a French linguist known for his attempts to establish phonological correspondences between the Indo-European and Semitic languages and for his contributions to the laryngeal theory.
He was a student of the French Indo-Europeanist Antoine Meillet (Faral 1947:277). From 1910 until his formal retirement from teaching in 1937 he was a professor of Latin and comparative grammar at the University of Bordeaux (ib. 278). He continued teaching Sanskrit at the University however for the rest of his life (ib.). He was a correspondent of the Académie des inscriptions et belles-lettres (ib. 277).
Cuny's place in the development of the laryngeal theory is described as follows by Émile Benveniste (1935:148):
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Who was Albert Cuny?
French linguist (1869–1947)
When was Albert Cuny born?
Albert Cuny was born on 16 May 1869 in Saint-Dié-des-Vosges.
When did Albert Cuny die?
Albert Cuny died on 21 March 1947 in Bordeaux.
What was Albert Cuny's occupation?
Albert Cuny was a linguist and university teacher.
What nationality was Albert Cuny?
Albert Cuny was French.
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