The members of the French Academy are not linguists. They are mostly writers or academics from other fields (history, philosophy, etc). If you can read French,

The members of the French Academy are not linguists. They are mostly writers or academics from other fields (history, philosophy, etc). If you can read French, check here: https://www.academie-francaise.fr/les-immortels/les-quarante-aujourdhui https://www.academie-francaise.fr/les-immortels/les-quarante... > And members of these institutions are very much considered the top of their field in their countries. Maybe, but their field isn't linguistics.