Franz Miklosich
Linguist and philologist of Slovene origins
Born
November 20th, 1813
211 years ago
Died
1891
134 years ago — 78 years old
Category
Thinkers & Philosophers
Country
Slovenia
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Contributed significantly to the field of linguistics and philology, specializing in the Slavic languages. Focused on comparative linguistics and etymology, exploring the historical development of the Slovene language. Published multiple works that analyzed the phonetic and morphological properties of Slavic languages, including the important work 'Grammatica Slavica'. Engaged in the study of dialects, documenting various Slovene dialects and their variations. Was instrumental in the early scholarly development of Slovene language studies.
Published 'Grammatica Slavica'
Conducted research on Slovene dialects
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