Editing Nicolas Ruwet (section)

{{short description|French linguist and musical analyst (1932–2001)}}
{{infobox academic
| name          = Nicolas Ruwet
| image         = 
| birth_date    = {{birth date|1932|12|31|df=y}}
| birth_place   = [[Blegny|Saive]], Belgium
| death_date    = {{death date and age|2001|11|15|1932|12|31|df=yes}}
| death_place   = [[12th arrondissement of Paris]], Paris, France
| alma_mater    = {{plainlist|
* [[University of Liège]]
* [[École pratique des hautes études]]
* [[Massachusetts Institute of Technology]]
}}
| workplaces    = {{plainlist|
* [[Paris 8 University Vincennes-Saint-Denis]]
}}
| discipline    = {{hlist|[[Linguistics]]|[[Literary criticism]]|[[Musical analysis]] ([[Music semiology]])}}
}}

'''Nicolas Ruwet''' (31 December 1932 – 15 November 2001) was a French [[linguistics|linguist]], [[literary criticism|literary critic]] and [[musical analysis|musical analyst]] or Belgian birth.<ref name="Grove">{{cite encyclopedia |year=2001 |encyclopedia=[[Grove Music Online]] |title=Ruwet, Nicolas |publisher=[[Oxford University Press]] |location=Oxford |doi=10.1093/gmo/9781561592630.article.24188 |url-access=subscription |url=https://www.oxfordmusiconline.com/grovemusic/view/10.1093/gmo/9781561592630.001.0001/omo-9781561592630-e-0000024188 }} {{Grove Music subscription}}</ref> He was involved with the development of [[generative grammar]],<ref name="Linguist">"[https://linguistlist.org/issues/12/12-2879/ All: Obituary: Nicolas Ruwet]" (Thu. Nov. 15 2001), ''LINGUIST List 12.2879''.</ref> and made important early contributions to [[music semiology]].