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Joseph Vendryes

French linguist (1875-1960) · France · On the map · Academics · Died at 85

Joseph Vendryes or Vendryès was a French Celticist. After studying with Antoine Meillet, he was chairman of Celtic languages and literature at the École Pratique des Hautes Études. He founded the journal Études Celtiques.

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He was a member of the Académie des Inscriptions et Belles-Lettres and a consultant with the International Auxiliary Language Association, which standardized and presented Interlingua.

Country
France
Category
Academics
Type
Academic
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1875 to 1960 · aged 85