About Gustave Fallot
Lived 1807 – 1836 (aged 28). Gustave Fallot was a French linguist, librarian, philologist, romanist and medievalist.
Gustave Fallot (17 November 1807 – 6 July 1836) was a French librarian and philologist.
Having obtained the diploma of palaeographer-archivist he was appointed sub-librarian of the Institut de France. He committed himself relentlessly to scholarship; he completed a manuscript on the origins of the French language and notably proposed writing a genealogical history of the human race by languages and a study of the Slavonic languages and literatures.
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Who was Gustave Fallot?
French grammarian (1807–1836)
When was Gustave Fallot born?
Gustave Fallot was born on 17 November 1807 in Montbéliard.
When did Gustave Fallot die?
Gustave Fallot died on 6 July 1836 in Paris.
What was Gustave Fallot's occupation?
Gustave Fallot was a linguist, librarian, philologist, romanist and medievalist.
What nationality was Gustave Fallot?
Gustave Fallot was French.
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