Background
Valentin, Paul Joseph was born on April 25, 1934 in Lyon, France. Son of Victor and Marguerite (Ferere) Valentin.
Valentin, Paul Joseph was born on April 25, 1934 in Lyon, France. Son of Victor and Marguerite (Ferere) Valentin.
Agregation, Sorbonne University, Paris, 1959. Docteur, Sorbonne University, Paris, 1969.
Ecole, Normale Superieure, Paris, 1955-1959;
assistant professor, Normale Superieure, Paris, 1964-1967;
associate professor, U. Lyon, France, 1967-1969;
professor, U. Sorbonne, Paris, since 1969. Member Comite consultant France, since 1971. Member scientific committee Institute fuer deutsche Sprache, Mannheim, Germany, since 1976.
Member Akademie der Wissenschaften, Leipzig, Germany, since 1992.
Member Society Linguistique de Paris, Society Linguistica Europaea (president 1988), Cercle franco allemand.
Married Marie-Helene Petit, March 31, 1960. Children: Claire, Lucile, Louise.