Emile Benveniste (1902 - 1976) was a French linguist best known for his work on Indo-European languages and his work expanding the linguistic paradigm established by Ferdinand de Saussure. Initially a student of Antoine Meillet, he began teaching at the École Pratique des Hautes Études and was elected to the Collège de France a decade later in 1937. He is best remembered today for his Problems in General Linguistics, whose two volume appeared in 1966 and 1974 respectively. Events January-April January 28 - The Carnegie Institution is founded in Washington, DC with a $10 million gift from Andrew Carnegie. ... 1976 is a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ... Proto-Indo-European Indo-European studies Indo-European is originally a linguistic term, referring to the Indo-European language family. ... Ferdinand de Saussure (November 26, 1857 - February 22, 1913) was a Swiss linguist. ... Antoine Meillet (born Paul-Jules-Antoine Meillet, 11 November 1866 - 21 Septembre 1936) was one of the most important French linguists of the early 20th Century. ... The Collège de France is a higher education teaching and research establishment located in Paris, France. ...