Henri Morier
Henri Morier (born May 23, 1910 in Geneva , † December 20, 2004 in Ambilly ) was a Swiss Romance philologist .
life and work
Morier studied in Geneva and received his doctorate in 1943 with the first volume of Le rythme du vers libre symboliste étudié chez Verhaeren, Henri de Régnier, Vielé-Griffin et ses relations avec le sens (3 vols., Geneva 1943/44, 2nd edition 1977) . In 1952 he became a professor at the University of Geneva and founded a center for poetics. His books received prizes from the Académie française . Morier was a member of the Conseil international de la langue française and belonged to the Comité de patronage of the magazine Le Français Moderne .
Other works
- Aubades , Geneva 1947
- La psychologie des styles , Paris 1959, 1985
- Dictionnaire de poétique et de rhetorique , Paris 1961, 1975, 1981, 1989, 1998
literature
- Journal de Genève , September 22, 1952
- Tribune de Genève , January 8, 2005
Web links
- André Wyss: Morier, Henri. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Morier, Henri |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swiss Romance Studies |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 23, 1910 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Geneva |
| DATE OF DEATH | December 20, 2004 |
| Place of death | Ambilly |