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Paul Boyer

French linguist (1864-1949)

Paul Boyer (1864 – 1 October 1949) was a French slavist.²

From Wikipedia’s article on Paul Boyer (this version), CC BY-SA 4.0.

Born Mar 11, 1864, died Oct 1, 1949.¹

About

He inaugurated the chair of Russian language at the École des Langues orientales of Paris in 1891. Administrator of the school from 1908 to 1936, in 1921 he founded the Revue des études slaves with Antoine Meillet and André Mazon. The linguist Roger Bernard was among his students.

From Wikipedia’s article on Paul Boyer, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.²

Companies

Association des Anciens Elèves et Amis des Langues OrientalesChair⁹

Career

Occupation: professor, linguist, slavist, translator.⁴

Date not recordedChair, Association des Anciens Elèves et Amis des Langues Orientales³

Personal life

BornMar 11, 1864, Cormery⁵
DiedOct 1, 1949, Paris⁶
CitizenshipFrance⁷

Awards

1937Commander of the Legion of Honour⁸
1925Officer of the Legion of Honour⁸
1919Commander First Class of the Order of the White Rose of Finland⁸
1911Knight of the Legion of Honour⁸
1905Order of Saint Anna, 2nd class with diamonds⁸

Sources

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WikidataPaul Boyer on Wikidata
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WikipediaPaul Boyer on Wikipedia
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WikidataPaul Boyer: Chair, Association des Anciens Elèves et Amis des Langues Orientales, on Wikidata
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WikidataPaul Boyer: occupation, on Wikidata
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WikidataPaul Boyer: place of birth, on Wikidata
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WikidataPaul Boyer: place of death, on Wikidata
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WikidataPaul Boyer: citizenship, on Wikidata
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WikidataPaul Boyer: award, on Wikidata
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WikidataAssociation des Anciens Elèves et Amis des Langues Orientales, Chair
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Wikimedia CommonsPaul Boyer photo by Agence de presse Meurisse, Public domain