Saussure, Ferdinand de
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| born on | 26 November 1857 at 15:00 (= 3:00 PM ) | ||
| Place | Geneva, Switzerland, 46n12, 6e09 | ||
| Timezone | LMT m6e09 (is local mean time) | ||
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| Astrology data |   04°21'   27°33 Asc. 08°13'
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Biography
Swiss linguist who is regarded as the "father of modern linguistics." He was published at the age 21 in philology. A teacher in Paris and a Professor in Geneva, he was the inspiration behind the "structuralist" movement in social science and literary criticism. His most famous work is "Course In General Linguistics."
Saussure died 2/22/1913.
Events
- Death, Cause unspecified 22 February 1913 (Age 75)
Source Notes
B.R. in hand from Steinbrecher
Categories
- Vocation : Education : Teacher (Professor)
- Vocation : Writers : Textbook/ Non-fiction (Linguistics)
- Notable : Extraordinary Talents : For Languages (Father of modern linguistics)
