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Ferdinand Brunot

French linguist (1860-1938) · France · On the map · Academics · Died at 77

Ferdinand-Eugène-Jean-Baptiste Brunot was a French linguist and philologist, editor of the ground-breaking Histoire de la langue française des origines à 1900.

Ferdinand Brunot is read about 10 times a day, in 10 languages.

A typical day, 30 days to 17 June 2026

The middle day of the days counted, so one week of news cannot move it. The line under it is the last 60 days, one point a day.

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1938Died7 January 19381933Grand Cross of the Legion of HonourAward1912Prix GobertAward1900Saintour PrizeAward1887Prix Archon-DespérousesAward1860Born6 November 1860

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Awards

Grand Cross of the Legion of Honour1933
Prix Gobert1912
Saintour Prize1900
Prix Archon-Despérouses1887
Honorary doctor of the University of Liège
Honorary Doctor of the Université Libre de Bruxelles
Honorary Doctorate from the University of Cambridge
Honorary Doctor of the University of Amsterdam

About this person

Country
France
Category
Academics
Type
Academic
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1860 to 1938 · aged 77