Philologists

Albert Schultens ( 1686 - January 26, 1750), was a Dutch philologist. ...more on Wikipedia about "Albert Schultens"

Angelo Mai ( March 7, 1782 - September 8, 1854), Italian cardinal and philologist, was born of humble parents at Schilpario in the province of Bergamo, Lombardy. ...more on Wikipedia about "Angelo Mai"

Athanasius Kircher (sometimes spelt Kirchner) ( May 2 1601?– 27 November 1680) was a 17th century German Jesuit scholar who published around 40 works, most notably in the fields of oriental studies, geology and medicine. He made an early study of Egyptian hieroglyphs. One of the first people to observe microbes through a microsocope, he was thus ahead of his time in proposing that the plague was caused by an infectious microorganism and in suggesting effective measures to prevent the spread of the disease. Other contributions include his invention of the magic lantern which was a precursor to the slide machine and thus the cinema. ...more on Wikipedia about "Athanasius Kircher"

Bedřich Hrozný ( May 6 1879 - December 12 1952) was a Czech orientalist and linguist. He deciphered the ancient Hittite language, identified it as an Indo-European language and established Hittitology. ...more on Wikipedia about "Bedřich Hrozný"

Bernhard Rudolf Abeken (born December 1 1780 in Osnabrück, died February 24 1866) was a German philologist and literature historian. ...more on Wikipedia about "Bernhard Rudolf Abeken"

Bogdan Petriceicu Hasdeu, a name chosen in 1857 by Tadeu Hasdeu ( February 16, 1836, Cristineştii Hotinului, near Khotyn, Northern Bessarabia, in Imperial Russia— September 7, 1907, Câmpina), was a Romanian writer and philologist, who pioneered many branches of Romanian philology and history. Hasdeu is considered to have been able to understand 26 languages (many of which he could also converse in). ...more on Wikipedia about "Bogdan Petriceicu Hasdeu"

Conrad Bursian ( November 14, 1830– September 21, 1883), was a German philologist and archaeologist. ...more on Wikipedia about "Conrad Bursian"

Dámaso Alonso ( October 22, 1898 - January 25, 1990) was a Spanish poet, philologist and literary critic. Though a member of the Generation of '27, his best-known work dates from the 1940s onwards. ...more on Wikipedia about "Dámaso Alonso"

Karl Eduard Sachau ( 20 July 1845 – 1930) was a German orientalist. ...more on Wikipedia about "Eduard Sachau"

Eugene Aram ( 1704 - August 6, 1759), English philologist, but also infamous as the murderer celebrated by Hood in his ballad, The Dream of Eugene Aram, and by Bulwer Lytton in his romance of Eugene Aram, was born of humble parents at Ramsgill, Yorkshire. ...more on Wikipedia about "Eugene Aram"

Francisco José Freire ( pron. IPA [ ]) ( January 3, 1719 – July 5, 1773), Portuguese historian and philologist, was born at ...more on Wikipedia about "Francisco José Freire"

Friedrich Gottlieb Welcker ( 1784 – 1868), German philologist and archaeologist, was born at Grünberg in the grand duchy of Hesse. ...more on Wikipedia about "Friedrich Gottlieb Welcker"

Friedrich Heinrich von der Hagen ( February 19, 1780 - June 11, 1856), was a German philologist, chiefly distinguished for his researches in Old German literature. ...more on Wikipedia about "Friedrich Heinrich von der Hagen"

Friedrich Karl Theodor Zarncke ( July 7, 1825 - 1891), German philologist, was born at Zahrenstorf, near Brüel, in Mecklenburg, the son of a country pastor. ...more on Wikipedia about "Friedrich Karl Theodor Zarncke"

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Friedrich Ludwig Abresch ( 29 December 1699, Homburg - 1782) was a Dutch philologist of German origins. ...more on Wikipedia about "Friedrich Ludwig Abresch"

Gábor Döbrentei ( December 1, 1786- March 28, 1851), Hungarian philologist and antiquary, was born at Nagyszőlős. ...more on Wikipedia about "Gábor Döbrentei"

Georg (or Georgius) Agricola ( March 24, 1490 - November 21, 1555) was a German scholar and man of science. Known as "the father of mineralogy", he was born at Glauchau in Saxony. His real name was Georg Bauer; Agricola is the Latinised version of his name, Bauer meaning peasant. ...more on Wikipedia about "Georg Agricola"

George Kingsley Zipf ( IPA ), ( 1902- 1950), was an American linguist and philologist who studied statistical occurrences in different languages. He is the eponym of Zipf's law, which states that while only a few words are used very often, many or most are used rarely, ...more on Wikipedia about "George Kingsley Zipf"

Gilles Ménage ( Angers, August 15, 1613 - Paris, July 23, 1692), was a French scholar. ...more on Wikipedia about "Gilles Ménage"

Grigol Tsereteli ( March 12, 1870- 1938) was a distinguished Georgian scientist, one of the founders of Papyrology, founder of the well-known Georgian scientific school of Classical Philology, Doctor of Philological Sciences, Meritorious Scientific Worker of Georgia, Honourable Professor. ...more on Wikipedia about "Grigol Tsereteli"

Johannes Jacobus (Hans) Ras ( 1 April 1926 – 22 October 2003) was emeritus professor of Javanese language and literature at Leiden University, the Netherlands. In 1961 he was lecturer at the University of Malaya, and in 1969 first representative in Jakarta of the KITLV (the Leiden-based Koninklijk Instituut voor Taal-, Land- en Volkenkunde = Royal Institute of Linguistics and Anthropology). Until his retirement he was several times a member of the board of the KITLV. From 1985 to 1992 he was professor of Javanese language and literature at the University of Leiden. ...more on Wikipedia about "Hans Ras" www.shortopedia.com, there's no better way.

Henri Weil ( August 26, 1818, Frankfort-on-the-Main - December 17, 1868) was the German-born French Jewish philologist. ...more on Wikipedia about "Henri Weil"

Hermann Pálsson ( 1921 - 2002) was an Icelandic language scholar. ...more on Wikipedia about "Hermann Pálsson"

Jakob Bernays ( September 11, 1824 - May 26, 1881), German philologist and philosophical writer, was born at Hamburg of Jewish parents. His brother, Michael, was also a distinguished scholar. ...more on Wikipedia about "Jakob Bernays"

Jan Bake ( September 1, 1787 - March 26, 1864) was a Dutch philologist and critic. He was born at Leiden, and from 1817 to 1854 he was professor of Greek and Roman literature at the university. ...more on Wikipedia about "Jan Bake"

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