Gilbert Lazard

Gilbert Lazard
Lazard in 2013
Born(1920-02-04)February 4, 1920
DiedSeptember 6, 2018(2018-09-06) (aged 98)
Scientific career
Doctoral studentsAli Shariati

Gilbert Lazard ((1920-02-04)4 February 1920 – (2018-09-06)6 September 2018) was a French linguist and Iranologist. His works include the study of various Iranian languages, translations of classical Persian poetry, and research on linguistic typology, notably on morphosyntactic alignment. He also studied various Polynesian languages most notably the Tahitian language.