Born: 26 November 1857 · Died: 22 February 1913 · Age at death: 55
How old was Ferdinand de Saussure when he died?
Ferdinand de Saussure died aged 55. He was born on 26 November 1857 and died on 22 February 1913.
Swiss linguist whose Course in General Linguistics founded structuralism and the modern study of signs
Did you know?His most famous work was compiled by his colleagues and published after his death, using notes taken by his students during his lectures.
Quick facts
Date of birth26 November 1857
Date of death22 February 1913
Age at death55
NationalitySwiss
BirthplaceGeneva, Switzerland
Occupationlinguist, pedagogue, university teacher
Editor's Take:
Ferdinand de Saussure changed the study of language forever. He was a prodigy from Geneva who published a major study of early Indo-European vowels at 21. He taught in Paris and then Geneva. He argued that language is a system of signs whose meaning comes from their differences. The link between a word and its meaning, he said, is arbitrary. He wrote little about these ideas himself. After his death, students compiled his lectures as the Course in General Linguistics. It founded structuralism.
Ferdinand Mongin de Saussure (French:; 26 November 1857 – 22 February 1913) was a Swiss linguist, semiotician and philosopher. His ideas laid a foundation for many significant developments in both linguistics and semiotics in the 20th century.
Ferdinand de Saussure's birthday is November 26. He was born on November 26, 1857 in Geneva, Switzerland.
How old was Ferdinand de Saussure when he died?
Ferdinand de Saussure died on February 22, 1913, aged 55.
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