What is Gilles Fauconnier?
{{Infobox scientist | name = Gilles Fauconnier | image = Gilles Fauconnier.jpg | image size = | birth_date = 19 August 1944 | death_date = {{Death date and age|2021|2|3|1944|8|19|df=yes}} | nationality = French | fields = [[cognitive science]], [[linguistics]] | workplaces = [[University of California, San Diego]] }} '''Gilles Fauconnier''' ({{IPA-fr|ʒil fokɔˈnje}}) (19 August 1944 &ndash; 3 February 2021<ref>[https://www.dignitymemorial.com/fr-ca/obituaries/san-diego-ca/gilles-fauconnier-10046767 Gilles Raymond Fauconnier] {{in lang|fr}}</ref>) was a French [[linguistics|linguist]], researcher in [[cognitive science]], and author. He worked in the U.S. He was distinguished professor at the [[University of California, San Diego]], in the Department of Cognitive Science. ==References== {{reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Fauconnier, Gilles}} [[Category:1944 births]] [[Category:2021 deaths]] [[Category:French academics]] [[Category:French linguists]] {{bio-stub}}