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Juliette Ernst (born 12 January 1900 in
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; died 28 March 2001 in
Lutry Lutry () is a municipality in the Swiss canton of Vaud, located in the Lavaux-Oron, which includes the Lavaux region, a UNESCO World Heritage site. History Lutry is first mentioned in 908 as ''in Lustraco villam''. In 1124 it was mentioned as ...
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) was a Swiss classical philologist and editor of '' L'Année philologique'' for nearly sixty years. She made a significant contribution to international classical studies as secretary-general of the ''International Federation of Associations of Classical Studies (Fédération internationale des associations d'études classiques'') (FIEC) for twenty-five years. (487)


Early life and education

Ernst's French-speaking Suisse parents immigrated to Algiers soon after their marriage in 1897. Her mother was Marguerite Muller (1868-1948), who went by the name of Jeanne. Her father was Édouard Ernst (1857-1941), an accountant. (490) Juliette Ernst studied Classical Philology at the Universities of Lausanne, Geneva and Paris, where she came into contact with
Jules Marouzeau Jules Marouzeau (20 March 1878 – 27 September 1964) was a French philologist. 1878 births 1964 deaths French philologists French Latinists Lycée Voltaire (Paris) teachers {{France-linguist-stub ...
. She graduated from the University of Lausanne in 1923 with a ''licence'' (a Master's degree) with the highest honours. 91/sup> She taught French at the École Pratique des Hautes Études in Paris 1925-6, and attended courses by Marouzeau. 91/sup>


Career

''L'Année philologique'', the standard
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, was founded in 1927 by Jules Marouzeau with the assistance of Ernst. 37/sup> Ernst was a member of the editorial team of ''L’Année philologique'', until 1990. Since 1964 she was the editor-in-chief. From 1942 to 1948 she was a French lecturer at the
University of Basel The University of Basel (Latin: ''Universitas Basiliensis'', German: ''Universität Basel'') is a university in Basel, Switzerland. Founded on 4 April 1460, it is Switzerland's oldest university and among the world's oldest surviving universit ...
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Signatur: Universitätsarchiv XI 3.3 49 From 1947 to 1948, Juliette Ernst played a key role in the formation of the ''Fédération Internationale des Associations d’Études Classiques'' (FIEC), which was officially founded in Paris on 28 and 29 September 1948. She initially acted as deputy secretary general of the Fédération, then from 1954 to 1974 as secretary general.


Recognition

In 1939, Juliette Ernst was awarded an honorary PhD of her alma mater Lausanne for her achievements. She twice received the Prix Brunet of the ''Académie des Inscriptions et Belles''-''Lettres'' with Marouzeau. 00/sup>


References

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