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F. (François) Génin

1803–1856

A lively 19th-century French man of letters, he moved between journalism, teaching, translation, and the close study of language. His work is especially remembered for its curiosity about French words and older texts.

2 Audiobooks

Lexique comparé de la langue de Molière et des écrivains du XVIIe siècle

Lexique comparé de la langue de Molière et des écrivains du XVIIe siècle

by F. (François) Génin

Des variations du langage français depuis le XIIe siècle ou recherche des principes qui devraient régler l'orthographe et la prononciation

Des variations du langage français depuis le XIIe siècle ou recherche des principes qui devraient régler l'orthographe et la prononciation

by F. (François) Génin

About the author

Born in Amiens on February 16, 1803, and died in Paris on May 20, 1856, François Génin was a French journalist and romanist. Sources consistently describe him as a scholar of language and literature, as well as a translator.

He studied at the École normale and later taught in Strasbourg, while also writing for Le National. In 1848, he is described as having served as a division head in the French Ministry of Public Instruction, showing how his career connected literary study, public life, and education.

Génin is closely associated with philological writing and with editions or translations of older French works. His books include Récréations philologiques, and library records also link him to work on the Chanson de Roland, which helps explain why he remains of interest to readers drawn to the history of the French language and medieval literature.