Albert Dauzat

Albert Dauzat (1877–1955) was a prominent French linguist, lexicographer, and philologist who specialized in the study of the French language and its dialects. He was a professor at the École pratique des hautes études in Paris and made foundational contributions to French etymology and onomastics.

Dauzat's most significant works include the Dictionnaire étymologique de la langue française and the Dictionnaire des noms de famille de France, both of which remain influential reference texts. These works established benchmarks for the systematic study of French word origins and family name history.

Dauzat made major contributions to etymology, onomastics (the study of proper names), dialectology, and the history of the French language. His research on French family names and place names helped establish onomastics as a rigorous academic discipline in France.

Yes, Dauzat's Dictionnaire étymologique de la langue française has been revised and reissued multiple times since his death and remains a respected reference for scholars of French linguistics. Later editions have been updated by scholars such as Jean Dubois and Henri Mitterand to reflect new etymological research.