Joseph Anglade

Joseph Anglade was a French philologist who lived from 1868 to 1930. He is best known for his work on Romance languages, especially Occitan, and for his studies of troubadour poetry.

He is often noted for helping formalize the use of the term "Occitan" for the language of Provence, and for supporting the scholarly study of that literary tradition. He also founded the Societat d'Estudis Occitans in Toulouse, an organization remembered as a predecessor of the Institut d'Estudis Occitans.

For readers today, Anglade stands out as a careful early scholar whose books and editions helped preserve and explain medieval southern French language and literature. His writing remains closely associated with the history of philology and the rediscovery of troubadour culture.