Marc Wilmet (28 August 1938 – 10 November 2018) was a Belgian linguist and professor at the

Université libre de Bruxelles The (French language, French, ; lit. Free University of Brussels; abbreviated ULB) is a French-speaking research university in Brussels, Belgium. It has three campuses: the ''Solbosch'' campus (in the City of Brussels and Ixelles), the ''Plain ...

(ULB). In 1986, he was awarded the

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on Human Sciences.

Biography

Marc Wilmet was born in

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and spent his early years in various locations across

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due to his father's assignments as a gendarme. He later attended school in

Koekelberg Koekelberg (; ) is one of the 19 municipalities of the Brussels-Capital Region, Belgium. Located in the north-western part of the region, it is bordered by Berchem-Sainte-Agathe, Ganshoren, Jette, and Molenbeek-Saint-Jean. In common with al ...

. He obtained a licentiate degree in

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in 1960 and a doctorate in Philosophy and Letters in 1968, both from the ULB. He began his teaching career at the Athénée royal in

Woluwe-Saint-Lambert Woluwe-Saint-Lambert ( French, ) or Sint-Lambrechts-Woluwe ( Dutch, ) is one of the 19 municipalities of the Brussels-Capital Region, Belgium. In common with all of Brussels' municipalities, it is legally bilingual (French–Dutch). In French, ...

, where he taught French. He later held academic positions in general and French linguistics at both the

Vrije Universiteit Brussel The Vrije Universiteit Brussel (Dutch language, Dutch, ; lit. Free University of Brussels; abbreviated VUB) is a Dutch- and English-speaking research university in Brussels, Belgium. It has four campuses: Brussels Humanities, Science and Engine ...

(VUB), from 1970 to 2003, and the Université Libre de Bruxelles, from 1976 to 2003. In addition to his work in Belgium, he lectured at several international institutions, including universities in

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, and

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. He held the title of professor emeritus at both ULB and VUB. Wilmet died in

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on 10 November 2018.

Selected works

* ''A Short History of French Spelling'' (''Petite histoire de l’orthographe française''), Académie royale de Belgique, 2015
ISBN 978-2-8031-0454-3
* ''Critical Grammar of French'' (''Grammaire critique du français''), Éditions Duculot, 2007
ISBN 978-2-8011-1403-2
* ''The Past Participle Differently: Agreement Protocol, Exercises and Answer Key'' (''Le participe passé autrement : protocole d'accord, exercices et corrigés''), Éditions Duculot, 1999
ISBN 978-2-8011-1256-4
* ''Georges Brassens the Libertarian: The Treble and the Drone'' (''Georges Brassens libertaire: la chanterelle et le bourdon''), Aden Belgique, 1991
ISBN 978-2805900600
* ''Gustave Guillaume and His Linguistic School'' (''Gustave Guillaume et son école linguistique''), Éditions Labor, 1973
ISBN 978-2-8259-0086-4
* ''The Indicative System in Middle French: A Study of the "Drawers" of the Indicative in 15th- and 16th-Century French Farces, Sotties, and Moralities'' (''Le système de l'indicatif en moyen français : Étude des “tiroirs” de l'indicatif dans les farces, sotties et moralités françaises des XVe et XVIe siècles''), Éditions Droz, 1970
ISBN 978-2600028110

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Marc Wilmet
(ULB) 1938 births Belgian philologists Academic staff of the Université libre de Bruxelles Walloon movement activists 2018 deaths {{Belgium-scientist-stub

Biography

Selected works

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