Henriette Walter

1929 -

photo credits: Wikimedia Commons

country of citizenship: France

languages spoken, written or signed: French, Italian

educated at: Paris Descartes University, University of Paris

occupation: linguist, professeur des universités, teacher

award received: Knight of the Legion of Honour, Commandeur des Arts et des Lettres‎, Prix d'Académie

position held: chairperson

student of: André Martinet, Alfred C. Gimson

Henriette Walter (b. Henriette Saada, 5 March 1929 in Sfax, Tunisia) is a French linguist, emeritus professor of French at the University of Rennes 2, and director of the Phonology Laboratory at the École pratique des hautes études at the Sorbonne. She is known for both her specialized academic work and her popular linguistics publications. Source: Wikipedia (en)