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Arsène Darmesteter

1846 – 1888

French philologist

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Lived 1846 – 1888 (aged 42). Arsène Darmesteter was a French lexicographer, linguist, professor, romanist and philologist.

Arsène Darmesteter (5 January 184616 November 1888) was a distinguished French philologist and man of letters.

Biography He studied under Gaston Paris at the École pratique des hautes études, and became professor of Old French language and literature at the Sorbonne, where he met his wife, the painter Héléna Hartog. His Life of Words appeared in English in 1888. He also collaborated with Adolphe Hatzfeld in a Dictionnaire général de la langue française (2 vols., 1895–1900). Among his most important work was the elucidation of Old French by means of the many glosses in the medieval writings of Rashi and other French Jews.

His scattered papers on Romance and Jewish philology were collected by James Darmesteter as Arsène Darmesteter, reliques scientifiques (2 vols., 1890). His valuable Cours de grammaire historique de la langue française was edited after his death by E. Muret and L. Sudre (1891–1895; English edition, 1902).

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Nationality
Education
Institut national des langues et civilisations orientales, École pratique des hautes études, École des chartes
Employers
Israelite Seminary of France, University of Paris, École Normale Supérieure, École pratique des hautes études
Awards
Prix Archon-Despérouses; Saintour Prize; Jean Reynaud Prize
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Frequently asked questions

Who was Arsène Darmesteter?

French philologist (1846-1888)

When was Arsène Darmesteter born?

Arsène Darmesteter was born on 5 January 1846 in Château-Salins.

When did Arsène Darmesteter die?

Arsène Darmesteter died on 16 November 1888 in Paris, place Adolphe-Chérioux.

What was Arsène Darmesteter's occupation?

Arsène Darmesteter was a lexicographer, linguist, professor, romanist and philologist.

What nationality was Arsène Darmesteter?

Arsène Darmesteter was French.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Arsène Darmesteter

· Wikidata: Q705208

· DBpedia: Arsène Darmesteter

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