Octave Merlier
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Octave Merlier | |
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| Born | 25 October 1897 Roubaix, France |
| Died | 24 July 1976 (aged 78) Athens, Greece |
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| Occupation | Philologist |
Octave Merlier (French: [ɔktav mɛʁlje]; Greek: Οκτάβιος Μερλιέ Greek: [oˈktavios merˈʎe]; 25 October 1897 – 24 July 1976) was a French expert on the Modern Greek language.
Merlier was born in Roubaix in 1897. He studied at the Sorbonne and École pratique des hautes études under the tutelage of Antoine Meillet and Joseph Vendyres.
He served as director of the French Institute of Athens from 1938 to 1961.
In 1923, he married Melpo Logotheti, noted for her collection of Modern Greek folk songs.
Merlier died in 1976 in Athens.
