Jean-Pierre Brisset (linguist)
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Jean-Pierre Brisset was an eccentric French linguist and self-taught philosopher known for his bizarre etymological theories and later celebration by Surrealists as a precursor of their movement.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Jean-Pierre Brisset (linguist) canonical | 1 |
| Jean-Pierre Brisset (philosopher) | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
French person
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human ⓘ linguist ⓘ philosopher ⓘ |
| centuryOfActivity |
19th century
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20th century ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | France ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1837-03-30 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1919-09-02 ⓘ |
| describedAs |
eccentric French linguist
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self-taught philosopher ⓘ |
| familyName | Brisset NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
etymology
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linguistics ⓘ philology ⓘ philosophy ⓘ |
| givenName | Jean-Pierre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasGenre |
linguistic treatise
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philosophical essay ⓘ |
| hasNotableIdea |
derivation of human language from frog cries
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mystical-etymological interpretation of French words ⓘ |
| influenced |
André Breton
NERFINISHED
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Surrealist movement NERFINISHED ⓘ Surrealist writers ⓘ |
| knownFor |
being celebrated by Surrealists
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bizarre etymological theories ⓘ idiosyncratic linguistic speculations ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | French ⓘ |
| militaryService | French Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| movement | precursor of Surrealism ⓘ |
| name | Jean-Pierre Brisset NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationality | French ⓘ |
| nativeLanguage | French ⓘ |
| notableWork |
La Grammaire logique
NERFINISHED
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La Science de Dieu NERFINISHED ⓘ Les Origines humaines NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
grammarian
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linguist ⓘ philosopher ⓘ railway employee ⓘ writer ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
La Sauvagère
NERFINISHED
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Normandy NERFINISHED ⓘ Orne NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
La Ferté-Macé
NERFINISHED
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Orne NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| selfTaught | true ⓘ |
| servedIn | Franco-Prussian War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
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Jean-Pierre Brisset (philosopher)