Octave Merlier
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Octave Merlier was an expert on the Modern Greek language.
Merlier was born at Roubaix
. In Paris from 1918-19 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 Logothete, noted for her collection of Modern Greek folk songs.
Merlier was born at Roubaix
Roubaix
Roubaix is a commune in the Nord department in northern France. It is located between the cities of Lille and Tourcoing.The Gare de Roubaix railway station offers connections to Lille, Tourcoing, Antwerp, Ostend and Paris.-Culture:...
. In Paris from 1918-19 he studied at the Sorbonne
Sorbonne
The Sorbonne is an edifice of the Latin Quarter, in Paris, France, which has been the historical house of the former University of Paris...
and École pratique des hautes études
École pratique des hautes études
The École pratique des hautes études is a Grand Établissement in Paris, France. It is counted among France's most prestigious research and higher education institutions....
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 Logothete, noted for her collection of Modern Greek folk songs.
Works
- Poèmes akritiques; La mort de Digénis: tragédie, a French translation of a poem by Angelos SikelianosAngelos SikelianosAngelos Sikelianos was a Greek lyric poet and playwright. He wrote on national history, religious symbolism, and universal harmony in poems such as The Light-Shadowed, Prologue to Life, Mother of God, and Delphic Utterance...
. - Itinéraires de Jésus et chronologie dans le Quatrième Évangile, 1961)
- (with Melpo Merlier): Ο τελευταίος ελληνισμός της Μικράς Ασίας. Έκθεση του έργου του Κέντρου Μικρασιατικών Σπουδών, 1930-1973. Κατάλογος. ("The End of Greek Asia Minor: An Exposition of the Work of the Centre for Asia Minor Studies 1930-1973: catalogue", 1974)
- La vision prophétique du moine Dionysios, ou, La femme de Zante by Dionysios SolomosDionysios SolomosDionysios Solomos was a Greek poet from Zakynthos. He is best known for writing the Hymn to Liberty , of which the first two stanzas, set to music by Nikolaos Mantzaros, became the Greek national anthem in 1865...
; French translation by Octave Merlier ("The prophetic vision of Dionysios Solomos The Monk, or the Woman of Zakynthos," 1987).