Frédéric Godefroy

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Frédéric-Eugène Godefroy (born February 13, 1826 in Paris , † September 30, 1897 in Lestelle-Bétharram , Département Pyrénées-Atlantiques ) was a French philologist, lexicographer and journalist.

Life

Godefroy came from a middle-class Parisian family. He received his education in the priestly seminary of Saint-Nicolas-du-Chardonnet in Paris, whose later director Félix Dupanloup was. After studying in a Christian institute of the Lasalliens (Frères des Écoles chrétiennes), he taught literature as a freelance teacher.

His interests were history and language. He made a name for himself in specialist circles through the publication of a French literary history ( Histoire de la littérature française , 1860) and a linguistic dictionary ( Lexique comparé de la langue de Corneille et de la langue du XVIIe siècle en général ) in two volumes (1862). Given a government contract, he did research in European libraries. The result was a dictionary of Old French and its dialects ( Dictionnaire de l'ancienne langue française et de tous ses dialectes du IXe au XVe siècles ). This work ensured him permanent fame.

As a devout Catholic, he wrote for Catholic newspapers such as La Patrie, L'Univers, Le Correspondant, and La Revue du monde catholique. However, his strongly conservative views prevented his time from being recognized by the general public.

Works

  • Histoire de la littérature française depuis le XVIe siècle jusqu'à nos jours , 1859–1863
  • Lexique comparée de la langue de Corneille et de la langue du XVIIe siècle en général , 1862
  • Morceaux choisis des prosateurs et poètes français des XVIIe, XVIIIe et XIXe siècles , 1872
  • L'Instrument de la revanche. Études sur les principaux collèges chrétiens , 3 vol., 1872
  • Morceaux choisis des prosateurs et poètes français du IXe au XVIe siècle, gradués en cinq cours
  • Histoire de la littérature française, depuis le XVIe siècle jusqu'à nos jours , 3 vol., 1859–63; suivis de 12 autres volumes jusqu'en 1882.
  • La Mission de Jeanne d'Arc , 1878
  • Dictionnaire de l'ancienne langue française et de tous ses dialectes du IXe au XVe siècles , 10 vols., 1881–1902
  • Réponse à quelques attaques contre le Dictionnaire de l'ancienne langue française , 1890

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SURNAME Godefroy, Frédéric
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Godefroy, Frédéric-Eugène (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION French philologist, lexicographer and journalist
DATE OF BIRTH February 13, 1826
PLACE OF BIRTH Paris
DATE OF DEATH September 30, 1897
Place of death Lstelle-Bétharram , Pyrénées-Atlantiques department