Claude Hagège | |
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Born | Carthage, Tunisia | 1 January 1936
Language | French |
Nationality | French |
Education | Lycée Louis-le-Grand |
Alma mater | École Normale Supérieure |
Website | |
claude |
Claude Hagège (French: [aʒɛʒ]; born 1 January 1936) is a French linguist.
He was elected to the Collège de France in 1988 and received several awards for his work, including the Prix de l' Académie Française and the CNRS Gold medal. [1] Famous for being a polyglot, he speaks (or is knowledgeable about) fifty languages, including Italian, English, Arabic, Chinese, Hebrew, Russian, Greek, Guarani, Hungarian, Navajo, Nocte, Punjabi, Persian, Malay, Hindi, Malagasy, Fula, Quechua, Tamil, Tetela, Turkish and Japanese. [2]
Ribbon bar | Honour | Date |
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Knight of the Legion of Honour | 2006 | |
Officer of the Ordre des Palmes Académiques | 1995 | |
Knight of the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres | 1995 |
Claude Hagège | |
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Born | Carthage, Tunisia | 1 January 1936
Language | French |
Nationality | French |
Education | Lycée Louis-le-Grand |
Alma mater | École Normale Supérieure |
Website | |
claude |
Claude Hagège (French: [aʒɛʒ]; born 1 January 1936) is a French linguist.
He was elected to the Collège de France in 1988 and received several awards for his work, including the Prix de l' Académie Française and the CNRS Gold medal. [1] Famous for being a polyglot, he speaks (or is knowledgeable about) fifty languages, including Italian, English, Arabic, Chinese, Hebrew, Russian, Greek, Guarani, Hungarian, Navajo, Nocte, Punjabi, Persian, Malay, Hindi, Malagasy, Fula, Quechua, Tamil, Tetela, Turkish and Japanese. [2]
Ribbon bar | Honour | Date |
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Knight of the Legion of Honour | 2006 | |
Officer of the Ordre des Palmes Académiques | 1995 | |
Knight of the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres | 1995 |