Famous French Linguists

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Alexandre de Rhodes
(Avignonese Lexicographer and Jesuit Missionary)
Alexandre de Rhodes
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Birthdate: March 15, 1593
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Avignon, France
Died: November 5, 1660
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Herve Le Tellier
(French Linguist and Writer)
Herve Le Tellier
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Birthdate: April 21, 1957
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Paris, France
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Antoine Meillet
(French Linguist and Educator)
Antoine Meillet
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Birthdate: November 11, 1866
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Moulins, France
Died: September 21, 1936
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Abraham Hyacinthe Anquetil-Duperron
(French Scholar and Linguist)
Abraham Hyacinthe Anquetil-Duperron
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Birthdate: December 7, 1731
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Paris, France
Died: January 17, 1805

Abraham Hyacinthe Anquetil-Duperron was a French orientalist, considered to be the first professional French Indologist. He is credited to have created the blueprint for the new professional field. He developed an early interest in oriental languages as a young man and traveled to India to study Indian languages. He also had a keen interest in the occult. 

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Jean Joseph Marie Amiot
(French Jesuit Missionary and Writer)
Jean Joseph Marie Amiot
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Birthdate: February 8, 1718
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Toulon, France
Died: October 9, 1793
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Judah ben Saul ibn Tibbon
(French-Spanish Translator and Physician)
Judah ben Saul ibn Tibbon
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Birthdate: 1120 AD
Birthplace: Granada, Spain
Died: November 30, 1190

Judah ben Saul ibn Tibbon was a French-Spanish physician and translator. Many among his extant translated works include the works of famous philosophers like Bahya ibn Paquda, Saadia, Solomon ibn Gabirol, and Judah ha-Levi into Hebrew. Although he was born in Spain, Judah ben Saul ibn Tibbon spent much of his career in France, where he died in 1190.   

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Louis Couturat
(French Mathematician, Logician, Linguist, and Philosopher)
Louis Couturat
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Birthdate: January 17, 1868
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Ris-Orangis, France
Died: August 3, 1914
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Sylvain Lévi
(French Indologist and Orientalist)
Sylvain Lévi
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Birthdate: March 28, 1863
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Paris, France
Died: October 30, 1935

Sylvain Lévi was a French indologist and orientalist. He taught Indian religion and Sanskrit at the École pratique des hautes études, which helped increase India's popularity in Europe. Sylvain Lévi is perhaps best remembered for his book Théâtre Indien, which is based on Indian performance art.

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Paul Mus
(French Scholar and Writer)
Paul Mus
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Birthdate: June 1, 1902
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Bourges, France
Died: August 15, 1969
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Jacob ben Machir ibn Tibbon
(Astronomer)
Jacob ben Machir ibn Tibbon
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Birthdate: 1236 AD
Birthplace: Marseille, France
Died: November 30, 1304

Jacob ben Machir ibn Tibbon was a French Jewish physician, astronomer, and translator. A highly respected physician, Jacob also made significant contributions to astronomy in the Middle Ages. He is also credited with translating the Arabic versions of Ptolemy’s Almagest and Euclid’s Elements into Hebrew.

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Moses ibn Tibbon
(Author, Physician, and Translator in Provence)
Moses ibn Tibbon
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Birthdate: 1195 AD
Birthplace: Marseille, France
Died: 1274 AD
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François Just Marie Raynouard
(French Linguist and Dramatist)
François Just Marie Raynouard
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Birthdate: September 18, 1761
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Brignoles, France
Died: October 27, 1836