Jean Espagnolle
Jean Espagnolle (born January 5, 1829 in Ferrières , † October 29, 1918 in Arthez-d'Asson ) was a French author, Romance scholar and Bascologist .
life and work
Espagnolle was a Catholic clergyman in various parishes in France. In 1900 he retired and returned to his home in the Pyrenees. In the loneliness of his parsonage he worked on a linguistic work on French and Basque.
Works
- Les feuilles et les fruits , Paris 1871 (poems)
- L'origine du français , 3 vols., Paris 1886–1889
- La clef du vieux français , Paris 1890
- L'origine de notre vieille langue ou du galou [gaulois], Paris 1891
- Le vrai dictionnaire étymologique de la langue française , Paris 1896
- L'origine des Basques , Pau 1900, Nîmes 1996
- L'origine des Aquitains , Pau 1908
- Le neo-latinisme , Paris 1909
literature
- Dictionnaire de biographie française 12, 1970, p. 1492
Web links
- Literature by and about Jean Espagnolle in the SUDOC catalog (Association of French University Libraries)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Espagnolle, Jean |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Dartois, J.-L .; Espagnolle, Jean Baptiste |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French author, romance scholar and bascologist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 5, 1829 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Ferrières |
| DATE OF DEATH | October 29, 1918 |
| Place of death | Arthez-d'Asson |