About Louise Peltzer
Born 1946. Louise Peltzer is a French linguist.
Louise Peltzer is a French Polynesian politician, former government minister, and linguist.
Biography Peltzer is originally from Huahine in the Leeward Islands. She holds a PhD in linguistics. In 2005, Peltzer was elected president of the University of French Polynesia; she was re-elected for a second term in 2009.
In June 2007 she was appointed an Officer of the Order of Tahiti Nui.
In 2011 Peltzer was accused of plagiarism; specifically, she was accused of having published material in 2000 which was taken from a book written by Umberto Eco.
Publications
Peltzer, L., & Conseil international de la langue française. (1985). Légendes tahitiennes. Paris: Conseil international de la langue française.
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Who is Louise Peltzer?
French linguist
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Louise Peltzer was born on 18 February 1946 in Huahine.
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Louise Peltzer is a linguist.
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Louise Peltzer is French.
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