Antoine Meillet
French linguist (1866-1936) · France · On the map · Academics · Died at 69
Paul Jules Antoine Meillet was one of the most important French linguists of the early 20th century. He began his studies at the Sorbonne University, where he was influenced by Michel Bréal, the Swiss linguist Ferdinand de Saussure, and the members of the L'Année sociologique.
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Ferdinand de Saussure Taught Antoine
Georges Dumézil Studied under Antoine
Michel Bréal Taught Antoine- Émile Benveniste Studied under Antoine
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In 1890 he was part of a research trip to the Caucasus, where he studied the Armenian language. After his return, de Saussure had gone back to Geneva, so Meillet continued the series of lectures on comparative linguistics that de Saussure had given.
