Marie de Garis explained

Marie de Garis MBE (née Le Messurier; 15 June 1910 – 10 August 2010) was a Guernsey author and lexicographer who wrote the Dictiounnaire Angllais-Guernésiais (English-Guernésiais dictionary), the first edition of which was published in 1967. This new work largely superseded George Métivier's Dictionnaire Franco-Normand.

Biography

Born in 1910 in Saint Peter, Guernsey, she published Folklore of Guernsey (1975) and the Glossary of Guernsey place-names. She served as president of La Société Guernesiaise and of L'Assembllaïe d'Guernesiais.[1]

De Garis died in the early hours of 10 August 2010 after being admitted to the Princess Elizabeth Hospital in Saint Andrew, Guernsey.[2]

Awards and honours

In 1999, de Garis received an MBE for her contributions to the preservation of Guernsey culture. She turned 100 in 2010.[3]

External links

Notes and References

  1. http://news.bbc.co.uk/local/guernsey/hi/people_and_places/arts_and_culture/newsid_8904000/8904485.stm BBC notice of de Garis's death
  2. News: Guernsey language stalwart Marie de Garis dies. BBC News Guernsey. 10 August 2010. 18 August 2010.
  3. News: Guernsey French promoter Marie De Garis is 100. BBC. 2010-06-15. 2010-06-15.