Hubert Octave Pernot (1870-1946) was a French linguist, specialising in Modern Greek studies. He was educated in Paris and was a student of Émile Legrand and Psichari. He taught at the University of Paris, becoming a professor of Modern Greek Language and Literature. He was the founder (1919) and first director of the Institut Néo-Hellénique at the Sorbonne.