Louis Alibert

Adrien Louis Marie Alibert, known as Louis Alibert (Loís Alibèrt in Occitan; 1884–1959) was a French linguist, born on October 12, 1884, in Bram in the Aude and died on April 16, 1959, in Montpellier. He specialized in Occitan and Languedocien. He is also the initiator of the classical standard of Occitan, adopted by the Institute of Occitan Studies (IEO) in 1945.

Biography Alibert was born in Bram in the Aude, in Lauragais, on 12 October 1884, to a family of peasants who spoke Occitan.

He completed his studies in pharmacy, philology and history. He graduated from méridional and history studies. Les troubadours de l'Aude, 1941 Origine et destin de la langue d'Oc, 1942 Tèrra d'Òc, 1908-1930 Sur quelques toponymes catalano-occitans dans l'Aude, 1956 Toponymes de l'Aude, 1957 Sept élégies de Tibulle traduites en languedocien, 1928 Dictionnaire occitan-français selon les parlers languedociens, 1966 (posthumous)