Franz Miklosich

Linguist and philologist of Slovene origins

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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