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Labarre, E. J

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Personal name headingLabarre, E. J.
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Variant(s)Labarre, Emile Joseph
Associated countryEngland Netherlands
Birth date1883-12-08
Death date1965-06-10
Place of birthHuy (Belgium)
Field of activityPaper Papermaking Watermarks Linguistics
Found inDictionary and encyclopaedia of ... 1952: t.p. (E.J. Labarre)
de.wikipedia.org, 20 Dec. 2016 (Emile Joseph Labarre; b. 8 Dec. 1883 in Huy, Belgium; d. 10 June 1965; European linguist, historian of paper and watermarks; born in Belgium, moved at age 7 to Wolverhampton, England; became a British citizen; spoke French at home, learned German, Spanish, Russian, Dutch; taught languages in Dortmund and in Amsterdam; served as British vice-consul during World War I; interned by the Germans during World War II, released to England, and returned to Holland in 1945)