Omer Jodogne
Omer Jodogne (born March 7, 1908 in Saint-Gilles / Sint-Gillis , † June 21, 1996 in Namur ) was a Belgian Romanist and Medievalist.
life and work
Jodogne grew up in Eben-Emael and Cureghem ( Anderlecht ) and studied Romance philology at the Catholic University of Leuven with François Bethune , Alphonse Bayot and Georges Doutrepont . After completing his studies in 1930, he was a high school teacher in Mechelen for two years and in the Royal Archives for four years. In 1938 he returned to his former university and was full professor of Romance philology there from 1942 to 1972. He also taught in Kinshasa (1967), Clermont-Ferrand (1969–1971) and Bordeaux (1974–1975). From 1965 he was a member of the Royal Belgian Academy .
Other works
- (Ed. Together with Georges Doutrepont) Chroniques de Jean Molinet (1474–1506). 3 vol., Brussels 1935–1937
- Inventaire des archives des Chambres suprêmes des douanes et de la judicature de Bruxelles, Tongeren 1937
- (Ed. Together with Henri Draye) Troisième Congrès international de toponymie et d'anthroponymie (Bruxelles, 15–19 June 1949). 3 vols., Löwen 1951
- Repertoire belge des noms de famille. Tome I. Arrondissement de Nivelles. Communes wallonnes des arrondissements de Louvain et de Bruxelles, Leuven 1956, Tome II. Arrondissement de Liège, Brussels 1964
- (Ed.) Jean Michel, Le Mystère de la Passion (Angers, 1486), Gembloux 1959
- (Ed.) Le Mystère de la Passion d'Arnoul Gréban. Édition critique, 2 vols., Brussels 1965, 1983
- (Ed.) Maître Pierre Pathelin. Farce du XVe siècle, translatée en français moderne, Gent 1975
- (Ed.) Miracle de saint Nicolas et d'un Juif, Geneva 1982
literature
- André Goosse, Omer Jodogne (1908-1996), in: Revue de Linguistique romane 61, 1997, pp. 308-310
- Albert Henry, Éloge d'Omer Jodogne (1908–1996), in: Bulletin de la Classe des lettres et des sciences morales et politiques de l'Académie royale de Belgique, 1–6 / 1997, pp. 59-65
- Jean-Marie Pierret: In memoriam Omer Jodogne (1908-1996), in: Bulletin de la Commission royale de Toponymie & Dialectologie 69, 1997, pp. 35-48
- Monique Coppens d'Eeckenbrugge: [List of publications O. Jodogne], ibid., Pp. 49-78
Web links
- Literature by and about Omer Jodogne in the SUDOC catalog (Association of French University Libraries)
- http://www2.academieroyale.be/academie/documents/JODOGNEOmerARB_199848584.pdf (Albert Henry)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Jodogne, Omer |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Belgian Romanist and Medievalist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 7, 1908 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Saint-Gilles / Sint-Gillis |
| DATE OF DEATH | June 21, 1996 |
| Place of death | Namur |