Bernard Cerquiglini
Bernard Cerquiglini (born 8 April 1947 in Lyon, France), is a French linguist.
Bernard Cerquiglini | |
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| Rector of the Agence universitaire de la Francophonie | |
| In office 2007–2015 | |
| Preceded by | Michèle Gendreau-Massaloux |
| Succeeded by | Jean-Paul de Gaudemar |
| President of Observatoire national de la lecture | |
| In office 2001–2004 | |
| Preceded by | Jacques Friedel |
| Succeeded by | Erik Orsenna |
| General Delegation for the French language and the languages of France | |
| In office 2001–2004 | |
| Preceded by | Anne Magnant |
| Succeeded by | Xavier North |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 8 April 1947 Lyon, France |
| Education | École normale supérieure de Fontenay-Saint-Cloud |
| Profession | Linguist |
| Awards | Commandeur des Arts et des Lettres (1993), Prix Georges-Dumézil (1997), Officier de la Légion d'honneur (2013) |
Bernard Cerquiglini | |
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| Board member of | Oulipo, Royal Academy of Science, Letters and Fine Arts of Belgium |
| Academic background | |
| Doctoral advisor | Jean Stéfanini |
| Academic work | |
| Institutions | University of Paris |
A Graduate of the École normale supérieure de Saint-Cloud, having received an agrégé and a doctorate in letters, he was a teacher of linguistics in University of Paris VII, former director of the National Institute for the French language, former vice-president of the Conseil supérieur de la langue française and president of the French National Reading Observatory. In 1995 Bernard Cerquiglini joined the Oulipo. He was in charge of a governmental studies on a French orthography reform and about national languages in France. He received the title Doctor Honoris Causa at ULIM.
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