Jean-Pierre Brisset
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Jean-Pierre Brisset was a French autodidact, writer, and eccentric linguist whose bizarre theories about language and the origins of humanity later made him a celebrated precursor of Surrealism.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
French person
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autodidact ⓘ human ⓘ linguist ⓘ surrealism precursor ⓘ |
| countryOfBirth | France ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | France ⓘ |
| countryOfDeath | France ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1837-03-30 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1919-09-02 ⓘ |
| describedAs |
eccentric linguist
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self-taught scholar ⓘ |
| familyName | Brisset NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
etymology
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linguistics ⓘ philosophy of language ⓘ |
| givenName | Jean-Pierre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasGender | male ⓘ |
| influenced |
André Breton
NERFINISHED
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Raymond Queneau NERFINISHED ⓘ Surrealist writers ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | French ⓘ |
| laterOccupation |
stationmaster
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ticket inspector ⓘ |
| militaryService | French Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| movement | precursor of Surrealism ⓘ |
| name | Jean-Pierre Brisset NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nativeLanguage | French ⓘ |
| notableFor |
bizarre linguistic theories
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theories on the origin of humanity from frogs ⓘ |
| 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 ⓘ railway employee ⓘ writer ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | La Sauvagère NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | La Ferté-Macé NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recognizedAs | precursor of Surrealism ⓘ |
| selfIdentification | prophet of language ⓘ |
| servedIn | Franco-Prussian War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theory |
etymological links between French words and frog sounds
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humans evolved from frogs ⓘ |
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