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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