Jean Desgrouais
Jean Desgrouais (* 1703 in Magny-en-Vexin , Département Val-d'Oise ; † October 6, 1766 ibid) was a French Romance scholar , linguist and lexicographer .
life and work
Jean Desgrouais (usually called Monsieur Desgrouais ) was a teacher at the Collège Royal in Toulouse. In the manner of a « Vaugelas of the 18th century», he published the successful and exemplary handbook of linguistic stupidity, ie the puristic use of language by his Toulouse pupils, under the title:
- Les gasconismes corrigés . Ouvrage utile à toutes les personnes qui veulent parler & écrire correctement, & principalement aux jeunes gens, dont l'éducation n'est point encore formée, Toulouse 1766, 1768, 1776; Nouvelle édition corrigée et augmentée, Marseille 1792; Nouvelle édition revue, corrigée et augmentée, Toulouse 1801, 1812; Paris 1972, Nîmes 1997.
According to some sources, Laurent Angliviel de La Beaumelle is a co-author of the book.
literature
- Biography universelle ancienne et moderne (Michaud), Vol. 11, Paris 1814 sv (This source indicates Thiais as another possible place of birth .)
- Pierre Larousse, Grand dictionnaire universel du XIXe siecle, Vol. 6, Paris 1870 sv
Web links
- Literature by and about Jean Desgrouais in the SUDOC catalog (Association of French University Libraries )
- Le Vaugelas des Gascons
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Desgrouais, Jean |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Desgrouais, J .; Desgrouais |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French romanist and lexicographer |
DATE OF BIRTH | 1703 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Magny-en-Vexin , Val-d'Oise department |
DATE OF DEATH | October 6, 1766 |
Place of death | Magny-en-Vexin , Val-d'Oise department |