Pêr Denez
Pierre Denis, known also as Pêr Denez (3 February 1921 – 30 July 2011), was a French linguist, lexicographer, scholar and writer. Denis was born in Rennes. Thanks to his contributions in the form of novels, essays and linguistics, he contributed to the preservation of the written Breton language.
Also recorded as Pierre Denis · Per Denez
Pêr Denez
- Born
- 1921.
- Died
- 2011.
- Nationality
- France.
- Occupation
- writer, linguist, Esperantist, philologist and romanist.
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He died in Romillé.
• Glas evel daoulagad c'hlas na oant ket ma re, Al Liamm 1979, translated in English by Ian Press: Blue Like Blue Eyes Which Were Not My Own, Mouladurioù Hor Yezh 1993, • Hiroc'h eo an amzer eget ar vuhez, Mouladurioù Hor Yezh, 1981 • Evit an eil gwech, MHY, 1982 • Eus un amzer 'zo bet, MHY, 1992 • En tu all d'an douar ha d'an neñv, MHY, 1993 • Kenavo ar c'hentañ er joaioù, MHY, 1994 • An amzer a ra e dro 1995 • Da Rouz An Noz, MHY, 1996
Documentary record
Pêr Denez (3 February 1921 – 30 July 2011) is described as a philologist and Romance scholar in the authority records of the Bibliothèque nationale de France and the Deutsche Nationalbibliothek.
Poems
Poems
• P'emañ ar mor o regel..., Skrid, 1001
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Pêr Denez died on 30 July 2011; the place of death is Romillé, according to the Deutsche Nationalbibliothek and the Bibliothèque nationale de France. The Bibliothèque nationale de France records the fuller form Romillé (Ille-et-Vilaine).
Articles and essays
Articles and essays
In French • Joseph Ollivier, Les contes de Luzel (Préface de Per Denez, suivie d'une Postface sur “Contes Bretons” Pur-Terre de Brume, 1994), Hor Yezh, 1995 • Bretagne et peuples d'Europe, MHY, 1999. In Breton • Yezh ha bro, MHY, 1998.
Diverse
Diverse
• Korf an den Brest, Skridoù Breizh, 1943.
Translations
Translations
• Theodor Storm, Aquis submersus, Al Liamm, 1950
Identity and origins
Identity and origins
Pêr Denez was recorded at birth as Pierre Joseph Albert Victor Denis. He also worked under the name Per Denez. The authorities additionally record the headings Pierre Denis and Per Denez. His recorded languages were Esperanto, French, Welsh and English. He married Marcelle Stéphan. One child is recorded: Gwendal Denis.
Life and career
Dated record
Life and career
The full dated record · 2 entries
1921
Pêr Denez was born in 1921.
2011
Pêr Denez died at Romillé.
Linguistics and language methodology
• Kentelioù brezhoneg: eil derez, Al Liamm, 1971 • Brezhoneg buan hag aes, Omnivox, 1972 (reprinted by Hor Yezh, 1997; English edition tr. and adapted by R. Delaporte, Cork University Press, 1977, 1980) • Étude structurale d'un parler breton: Douarnenez, thèse (3 vol.), Université de Rennes, 1977 • Geriadur brezhoneg Douarnenez, 4 vol., Mouladurioù Hor Yezh, 1980, 1981, 1985 • Mont war-raok gant ar brezhoneg, MHY, 1987
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Pêr Denez was born on 3 February 1921 in Rennes.
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- 1.Ouest France Dimanche, 31 juillet 2011, nécrologie de Pêr Denez, .
- 2.Pêr Denez est mort. France 3 Bretagne. 2011-07-30.
- 3.site Klask : « Ces huit nouvelles de Per Denez ont déjà été éditées entre 1943 et 1966 dans différentes revues : Arvor, An Avel, Tir na n-Og, et surtout Al Liamm. MHY les a rassemblées dans un seul et même ouvrage », voir http://www.klask.com/index.php?dib=11&niv=8106 (MHY est la maison d'édition Mouladurioù Hor Yezh, dirigée par Per Denez)
- 4.Dictionnaire des romanciers de Bretagne, rubrique Per Denez, .
- 5.Vent d'Ouest : hebdomadaire régional du M.L.N. et de défense de la France / directeur P. Heger. Gallica. 1947-05-10.
- 6.La Liberté du Morbihan : quotidien régional du soir. Gallica. 1954-12-09.
- 7.Hervé. Le Bihan. Pêr Denez (1921-2011). Études celtiques. 38. 279–280. 2012. 2025-09-06.
- 8.Langue bretonne. Disparition de Per Denez. Le Télégramme. 2011-08-01.
- 9.Débaptiser la rue Youenn-Drezen : « Justifié et courageux ». Le Télégramme. 2020-03-02.
- 10.Langue bretonne. Disparition de Per Denez. Le Télégramme. 2011-08-01.
- 11.Marine : organe de liaison de l'Association centrale des officiers de réserve de l'Armée de mer / dir. publ. G. Debeury. Gallica. 1995-04-01.
- 12.Dodik Jégou et Christophe Penot, La Maison internationale des poètes et des écrivains, Éditions Cristel, Saint-Malo, 2002, 57 p.
- 13.Denez, Per (1921-2011). FranceArchives.
- 14.Avec Pêr Denez, un ardent prof de breton disparaît. rennes.maville.com.
- 15.Langue bretonne. Disparition de Per Denez. Le Télégramme. 2011-08-01.
- 16.Luzel. regionalismes.info.
- 17.Per DENEZ ✞. Institut culturel de Bretagne.
- 18.Pêr Denez va morir a Rennes el 30 de juliol - 09 ago 2011. El Punt Avui.
- 19.Hervé. Le Bihan. Pêr Denez (1921-2011). Études celtiques. 38. 279–280. 2012. 2026-01-24.
- 20.Musée de l'Affiche de Locronan : 30 ans de Bretagne vus par Nono. Le Telegramme. 1 juillet 1998. 2018-11-20.
- 21.Disparition d'un ami des espérantistes : Per Denez
Bibliography printed in the source article · 5
- Dictionnaire des romanciers de Bretagne. Keltia graphic éd. 1999. 978-2-913953-01-7.
- Histoire du mouvement breton. Syros. 1982. 978-2-901968-63-4.
- Youenn Drezenn kelaouenner. III, "L'Heure bretonne" : 1941-1942. Tome 3 / [rakskrid gant Per Denez]. 1989.
- Histoire du mouvement breton. Syros. 1982. 978-2-901968-63-4.
- Les contes de Luzel: inventaire. "Hor yezh". 1995. 978-2-910699-11-6.
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Pêr Denez studied at University of Rennes and Lycée Saint-Martin. Each of those relationships is stated by the authority record rather than inferred from style.
Pêr Denez received Saint George's Cross, Order of the Ermine, honorary doctor of the University of Wales, Premi Internacional Ramon Llull and Imram Prize.
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