Jules Gilliéron (21 December 1854 – 26 April 1926) was a Swiss-French

linguist Linguistics is the scientific study of human language. It is called a scientific study because it entails a comprehensive, systematic, objective, and precise analysis of all aspects of language, particularly its nature and structure. Linguis ...

and dialectologist. From 1883 until his death, he taught dialectology at the

École pratique des hautes études The École pratique des hautes études (), abbreviated EPHE, is a Grand Établissement in Paris, France. It is highly selective, and counted among France's most prestigious research and higher education institutions. It is a constituent college o ...

in Paris. In 1887, he co-founded the ''Revue des patois gallo-romans'' (''Journal of Gallo-Romance dialects''), which was published until 1893. His most notable work was the monumental ''

Atlas Linguistique de la France The ''Atlas linguistique de la France'' (ALF, Linguistic Atlas of France) is an influential dialect atlas of Romance varieties in France published in 13 volumes between 1902 and 1910 by Jules Gilliéron and Edmond Edmont. Whereas Georg Wenker h ...

'' (''Linguistic Atlas of France''), published between 1902 and 1910.

Selected works

* ''La Faillite de l'étymologie phonétique: résumé de conférences faites à l'École pratique des hautes études'' (1919), Neuveville: Beerstecher. * ''

'' (1902–1910) (with Edmond Edmont), Paris: E. Champion. * ''Pathologie et thérapeutique verbales'' (1921), Paris: E. Champion. * ''Les étymologies des étymologistes et celles du peuple'' (1922), Paris: E. Champion. * ''Ménagiana du XX^e siècle'' (1922), Paris: E. Champion. * ''Thaumaturgie linguistique'' (1923), Paris: E. Champion.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Gillieron, Jules Linguists Swiss-French people 1854 births 1926 deaths École Nationale des Chartes alumni