CARNOY, Albert Joseph. Louvain (Leuven) 7.11.1878 — Louvain 12.1.1961. Belgian Linguist. Professor in Louvain. Son of Joseph Antoine Carnoy (1841–1906), a mathematician and Professor of Philosophy at Louvain. From 1896 studied at Louvain Romance and classical philology, wrote dr. dissertations in both (in 1901 and 1902). Some time also in London and Berlin (Geldner). From 1902 Docent, from 1904 eo. Professor and from 1908 ord. Professor at Louvain, taught Greek, comparative IE linguistics and mythology, Sanskrit, and Iranian. During the WW I he was in the U.S.A., taught 1915-18 at Columbia University (N.Y.) and University of Pennsylvania, in 1918-19 at University of California (Berkeley). In 1919 returned to Louvain for the rest of his life. Retired 1955. In the 1920s and early 1930s active in politics (1921-36 senator of Catholic Party, 1927-29 Minister for internal affairs). Married, at least one son.
Carnoy was a many-sided and productive scholar, in the first place an IE linguist especially interested in etymology. He also taught regularly Sanskrit (after the arrival of Lamotte he still held courses in Dutch). Also a pioneer of toponymic studies in Belgium. Among his students were Duchesne-Guillemin, Couvreur, Scharpé and van Windekens.
Publications: Diss. Le latin d’Espagne d’après les inscriptions. Étude linguistique. 1902, 2nd ed. 271 p. Brussels 1906.
– “Le nom des Mages”, Le Muséon 27, 1908, 121-158; “Aramati / Ārmatay, étude indo-iranienne”, Le Muséon 13, 1912, 127-146; “La magie dans l’Iran”, Le Muséon 33:2, 1915-16, 171-188.
– The Religion of the Avesta. 32 p. L. 1911.
– “Iranian Views of Origins in Connection with Similar Babylonian Beliefs”, JAOS 36, 1917, 300-320; “The Moral Deities of Iran and India and Their Origin”, Am. Journal of Theol. 21, 1917, 58-78; “The Iranian Gods of Healing”, JAOS 38, 1918, 294-307; “L’idée du ‘royaume de dieu’ dans l’Iran”, Le Muséon 34, 1921, 81-106; “Paradis d’Orient, paradis d’Occident. The Character of Vohu Manah and its Evolution in Zoroastrianism”, Le Muséon35, 1922, 213-239.
– Iranian Mythology. 164 p. The Mythology of All Races 6. Boston 1917.
– Grammaire élémentaire de la langue sanskrite comparée avec celle des langues indo-européennes. 8+215 p. Louvain 1925, rev. 2nd ed. 230 p. Louvain 1937.
– “Les mythes Indiens de Matariçvan-Agni et ceux d’Ulysse en Grèce”, Le Muséon 44, 1931, 319-334.
– Les Indo-Européens. Préhistoire des langues, des mœurs et des croyances de l’Europe. 256 p. Brussels 1921; La science du mot. 7+426 p. Louvain 1927; Dictionnaire étymologique du proto-indo-européen. 12+224 p. Louvain 1955.
– Manuel de linguistique grecque; les sons, les formes, le style. 426 p. Louvain 1924; Dictionnaire étymologique de la mythologie gréco-romaine. 209 p. Louvain 1957; Dictionnaire étymologique des noms grecs de plantes. 277 p. Bibl. du Muséon 46. Louvain 1959; four books on Belgian onomastics (toponyms & family names), political writings, etc.
Sources: *P. Desmet & P. Swiggers, Lex. Gramm. 1996, 162f.; *G. Goossens, La Nouvelle Clio 10-12, 1958-62, 185-187; *H. Grégoire (ed.), Mélanges A.C. 1953; R. Haeseryn in tekst.devb.be; A. Maniet, L’Antiquité Classique 29, 1960, 303-311 with photo; K. Roelandts, Nat. Biogr. Woordenboek 1, 1964, c. 300-303; Chr. Vielle, Indianisme et bouddhisme à Louvain, de Félix Nève à Étienne Lamotte dial.uclouvain.be) with photo; odis.be with photo; briefly French Wikipédia with photo (little more in Dutch version).
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