Octave Merlier, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Octave Merlier

French linguist

Date of Birth: 25-Oct-1897

Place of Birth: Roubaix, Hauts-de-France, France

Date of Death: 22-Jul-1976

Profession: linguist

Nationality: France

Zodiac Sign: Scorpio

Octave Merlier (Greek: ??t?ß??? ?e????; 1897–1976) was an expert on the Modern Greek language. Merlier was born in Roubaix.
He studied at the Sorbonne and École pratique des hautes études under the tutelage of Antonius Meillet and Joseph Vendyres. He served as director of the Institut français d'Athènes from 1938–1961.
In 1923 he married Melpo Logotheti (???p? ??????t?), noted for her collection of Modern Greek folk songs. Merlier died in Athens.