Fernand Mossé
| Fernand Mossé | |
|---|---|
| Born |
: Fernand, Lionel Mossé 25 May 1892 Marseille |
| Died | 10 July 1956 (aged 64) |
| Occupation | Philologist |
Fernand Mossé (25 May 1892 – 10 July 1956) was a 20th-century French philologist and historian, specialized in languages and German literature.
Biography
An agrégé of English, Fernand Mossé was a lecturer at the Bangor University in Walles. He later taught in lycées in Nice and Nancy. In 1926, he was appointed directeur d'études at the École pratique des hautes études. In 1938, he defended his doctoral dissertation, devoted to periphrastic forms of English. In 1949 he was appointed to the chair of languages and literatures of Germanic origin at the Collège de France.
Selected bibliography
- 1914: Laxdoela Saga, (translation)
- 1933: Grettis Saga, (translation)
- 1942: Manuel de langue gotique
- 1942: Manuel de l'allemand du Moyen âge, des origines au XIVe siècle
- 1946: Manuel de l'anglais du Moyen âge, des origines au XIVe siècle, 4 vol., Aubier, Paris
- 1947: Esquisse d'une histoire de la langue anglaise
- 1959: Histoire de la littérature allemande
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