Jean-Pierre Rousselot

1846–1924 (age 78)

Biography

Jean-Pierre Rousselot combined scholarly rigor with a passion for teaching as he guided students through the nascent field of experimental phonetics, insisting that the sounds of language be studied with the same precision as any natural phenomenon.

His pioneering methods and publications established a lasting foundation for linguists who continue to trace the subtleties of speech under his influence.

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