Franz Bopp

Linguist and academic, wrote Comparative Grammar

Franz Bopp - Linguist and academic, wrote Comparative Grammar
Born

September 14th, 1791
233 years ago

Died

October 23rd, 1867
157 years ago — 76 years old

Category

Thinkers & Philosophers

Country

Germany

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An influential linguist and academic, contributed significantly to the study of historical linguistics. Established the principles of comparative grammar. His work laid the groundwork for the development of modern linguistics. Focused on the Indo-European languages and was instrumental in the establishment of comparative philology as a field of study. Developed methods for analyzing linguistic relationships and documented the similarities among languages.

Authored 'Comparative Grammar'

Pioneered modern historical linguistics

Contributed to understanding of Indo-European languages

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