Marcel Courthiade
created: 16. 01. 2023 15:00 modified: 01. 02. 2023 10:54
The photos from the Jekhetane-Spolu Association archive, which picture Marcel Courthiade, a leading Romani figure, during the 5th Congress of the International Romani Union (IRU), which took place on 24.-28. July, 2000 in Prague.
One of the photos shows him together with the prominent Czech romologist Milena Hübschmannova (1933-2005). The photo was published in the Romano nevo ľil (the Romani newspaper) in 448-454/2000 on page 14.
Marcel Courthiade was a French linguist and scientist. He studied medicine at the University in Clermont-Ferrand, later he abandoned this field of studies. He started studying the Slavonic languages, later he gained strong expertise in the Romani language, thanks to his in-depth research of it.
copyright: State Scientific Library in Prešov
recorded: 28. 07. 2000
category: fine arts
tags: secular digital artistic in persona photography Marcel Courthiade general audience internal
