Alix Potet
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Alix Potet, who obtained her doctorate of sciences in 1990, is professor of informatics at the University of Rennes. Potet is Vice President of the Union Interlinguiste de France
(UIF) as well as co-author of the French-language supplement to the manual Interlingua by Ingvar Stenström (1988) and of a French-Interlingua dictionary (1991).
Potet became interested in Interlingua
through her father, Jean Mahé (1961-2001), who was influential in the growth and popular use of Interlingua. In 1989, she was elected French member of the General Council of the Union Mundial pro Interlingua
. Later that year, she became President of the Union Interlinguiste de France; her sister Madeleine was secretary. In 1995, Alix Potet joined the Council of the Bakonyi Foundation for Universal Language, which funds the publication of books in Interlingua.
In 2002, she left the Presidency of the UIF after 13 years, allowing Jeanne Martinet
to assume that position. Potet became Vice President. She has taught Interlingua to beginners at several conferences since 1991. Her materials were later used for Interlingua courses presented in Cyprus.
Union Interlinguiste de France
The Union Interlinguiste de France , established in 1961, works to increase public knowledge and active use of Interlingua. It produces the magazine Unir, written in French and Interlingua and also established in 1961...
(UIF) as well as co-author of the French-language supplement to the manual Interlingua by Ingvar Stenström (1988) and of a French-Interlingua dictionary (1991).
Potet became interested in Interlingua
Interlingua
Interlingua is an international auxiliary language , developed between 1937 and 1951 by the International Auxiliary Language Association...
through her father, Jean Mahé (1961-2001), who was influential in the growth and popular use of Interlingua. In 1989, she was elected French member of the General Council of the Union Mundial pro Interlingua
Union Mundial pro Interlingua
The Union Mundial Pro Interlingua , or UMI, is a global organization that promotes Interlingua, an international auxiliary language published in 1951 by the International Auxiliary Language Association . UMI was founded on July 28, 1955, when the first International Interlingua Congress took place...
. Later that year, she became President of the Union Interlinguiste de France; her sister Madeleine was secretary. In 1995, Alix Potet joined the Council of the Bakonyi Foundation for Universal Language, which funds the publication of books in Interlingua.
In 2002, she left the Presidency of the UIF after 13 years, allowing Jeanne Martinet
Jeanne Martinet
Jeanne Martinet , a recognized semiotician, is proprietor of a semiotics school. Her husband was the eminent linguist André Martinet . In 1973 in Paris, Jeanne Martinet published the book Clefs pour la sémiologie, which has been translated into numerous languages...
to assume that position. Potet became Vice President. She has taught Interlingua to beginners at several conferences since 1991. Her materials were later used for Interlingua courses presented in Cyprus.