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19th-century philologists

73 published records, arranged alphabetically. Each entry is published only where a named source supports it.

Adolf ToblerAuthor · BooksAdolf Tobler (24 May 1835 – 18 March 1910) was a Swiss-German linguist and a philologist.
Agnes O'FarrellyAuthor · BooksAgnes O'Farrelly (born Agnes Winifred Farrelly; 24 June 1874 – 5 November 1951; Úna Ní Fhaircheallaigh), also known by her nom-de-plume Uan Uladh, was an academic and professor of Irish at…
Albert SchweglerAuthor · BooksAlbert Schwegler (10 February 18195 January 1857) was a German philosopher and Protestant theologian.
Aleksei LosevAuthor · BooksAleksei Fyodorovich Losev (22 September 1893 – 24 May 1988) was a Soviet and Russian philosopher, philologist and culturologist, one of the most prominent figures in Russian philosophical…
Alfred von ReumontAuthor · BooksAlfred von Reumont (15 August 1808 – 27 April 1887) was a German scholar and diplomatist.
Angelo de GubernatisAuthor · BooksCount Angelo De Gubernatis (7 April 1840 – 26 February 1913) was an Italian man of letters. He was born in Turin and educated there and in Berlin, where he studied philology.
Antanas BaranauskasAuthor · BooksAntanas Baranauskas (Antoni Baranowski; 17 January 1835 – 26 November 1902) was a Lithuanian poet, mathematician and Catholic bishop of Sejny.
Bernhard FörsterAuthor · BooksLudwig Bernhard Förster (31 March 1843 – 3 June 1889) was a German teacher and antisemitic activist.
Costantino NigraAuthor · BooksLorenzo Annibale Costantino Nigra, Count of Villa Castelnuovo (11 June 1828 – 1 July 1907), was an Italian nobleman, philologist, poet, diplomat and politician.
Dámaso AlonsoAuthor · BooksDámaso Alonso y Fernández de las Redondas (22 October 1898 – 25 January 1990) was a Spanish poet, philologist and literary critic.
Daniel SandersAuthor · BooksDaniel Sanders (November 12, 1819, StrelitzMarch 11, 1897, Strelitz) was a German lexicographer of Jewish parentage.
Domenico ComparettiAuthor · BooksDomenico Comparetti (27 June 1835 – 20 January 1927) was an Italian scholar. He was born in Rome and died in Florence.
Edwin ArnoldAuthor · BooksSir Edwin Arnold (10 June 1832 – 24 March 1904) was an English poet and journalist. He is best known for his 1879 work, The Light of Asia.
Elek BenedekAuthor · BooksIllustration — Elek Benedek c.
Ernst HenriciAuthor · BooksIllustration — Henrici in 1880
Firidun bey KocharliAuthor · BooksFiridun bey Ahmad bey oglu Kocharli or Kocharlinski (Firidun bəy Köçərli; or Кочарли) (26 January 1863, in Shusha – 1920, in Ganja) was a prominent Azerbaijani writer, philologist, and…
Fran LevstikAuthor · BooksFran Levstik (28 September 1831 – 16 November 1887) was a Slovene writer, political activist, playwright and critic.
Franz OppenheimerAuthor · BooksFranz Oppenheimer (March 30, 1864 – September 30, 1943) was a German-American sociologist and political economist, who published also in the area of the fundamental sociology of the state.
Friedrich Adolf TrendelenburgAuthor · BooksPutting the organic/teleological view of the world on a modern foundation[3]
George SaintsburyAuthor · BooksGeorge Edward Bateman Saintsbury, FBA (23 October 1845 – 28 January 1933), an English critic, literary historian, editor, teacher, and wine connoisseur, gained a reputation as a highly…
Giuseppe RovaniAuthor · BooksGiuseppe Rovani (12 January 181826 January 1874) was an Italian novelist and essayist. He took part in the Italian Risorgimento and was a forerunner of the Milanese Scapigliatura.
Gustav FreytagAuthor · BooksGustav Freytag (German: [ˈfʁaɪˌtaːk]; 13 July 1816 – 30 April 1895) was a German novelist and playwright.
Handrij ZejlerAuthor · BooksHandrij Zejler (1 February 1804 – 15 October 1872; official German name Andreas Seiler) was a Sorbian writer, Lutheran pastor, and national activist.
Hans CorneliusArtist · PaintingsJohannes Wilhelm Cornelius (lang; 27 September 1863, Munich – 23 August 1947, Gräfelfing) was a German neo-Kantian philosopher and psychologist.
Hans E. KinckAuthor · BooksHans Ernst Kinck (11 October 1865 – 13 October 1926) was a Norwegian author and philologist who wrote novels, short stories, dramas, and essays.
Hans F. K. GüntherAuthor · BooksHans Friedrich Karl Günther (16 February 1891 – 25 September 1968), popularly known as Hans F. K.
Hans MeyerAuthor · Maps and atlasesHans Heinrich Josef Meyer (22 March 1858 – 5 July 1929) was a German geographer from Hildburghausen, who was the son of publisher Herrmann Julius Meyer (1826–1909).
Heinrich BarthAuthor · BooksJohann Heinrich Barth (lang; 16 February 1821 – 25 November 1865) was a German explorer of Africa and scholar.
Henri d'Arbois de JubainvilleAuthor · BooksIllustration — Henri d'Arbois de Jubainville
Henrik SchückAuthor · BooksHenrik Schück (2 November 1855 – 3 October 1947) was a Swedish literary historian, university professor and author.
Hugo BergmannAuthor · Books) Miranda Short (granddaughter), Ann Greenberg (granddaughter)
Ioan SlaviciAuthor · BooksIoan Slavici (iˈo̯an ˈslavitʃʲ; 18 January 1848 – 17 August 1925) was a Romanian writer and journalist from Austria-Hungary, later Romania.
Ivan von MüllerPerson · Music memorabiliaIvan von Müller (20 May 1830 in Wunsiedel, Bavaria – 20 July 1917 in Munich) was a German classical philologist.
Ivar Andreas AasenAuthor · BooksIvar Andreas Aasen (5 August 1813 – 23 September 1896) was a Norwegian philologist, lexicographer, playwright, and poet.
Jakob BernaysAuthor · BooksJacob Bernays (11 September 182426 May 1881) was a German philologist and philosophical writer.
Jan Arnošt SmolerAuthor · BooksJan Arnošt Smoler (Johann Ernst Schmaler; born 3 March 1816, Merzdorf, Boxberg, Saxony – died 13 June 1884, Bautzen) was a Sorbian philologist and writer.
Joaquín García IcazbalcetaAuthor · BooksIllustration — Joaquín García Icazbalceta
Johann Georg Theodor GrässeAuthor · BooksIllustration — Johann Georg Theodor Grässe, ca.
Johann Georg von HahnAuthor · BooksJohann Georg von Hahn (11 July 1811 – 23 September 1869) was a German diplomat, philologist and specialist in Albanian history, language and culture, who spent the majority of his career…
Johannes AavikAuthor · BooksJohannes Aavik (8 December [O.S. 26 November] 1880 – 18 March 1973) was an Estonian linguist and innovator of the Estonian language.
Juan Eugenio HartzenbuschAuthor · BooksJuan Eugenio Hartzenbusch Martínez (6 September 1806 – 2 August 1880) was a Spanish dramatist. He was the Director of the National Library of Spain until he retired in 1875.
Jules QuicheratAuthor · BooksJules Étienne Joseph Quicherat (13 October 1814 – 8 April 1882) was a French historian and archaeologist.
Julius OppertAuthor · BooksJulius (Jules) Oppert (9 July 1825 – 21 August 1905) was a French-German Assyriologist, born in Hamburg of Jewish parents.
Karl Wilhelm Ludwig MüllerAuthor · Maps and atlasesKarl Wilhelm Ludwig Müller (Carolus Müllerus; 13 February 1813 in Clausthal – 1894 in Göttingen) was a German philologist and historian, best known for his Didot editions of fragmentary…
Konstantin AksakovAuthor · BooksKonstantin Sergeyevich Aksakov (Russian: Константи́н Серге́евич Акса́ков; 10 April 1817 – 19 December 1860) was a Russian critic and writer.
Kostandin KristoforidhiAuthor · BooksKostandin Nelko (22 May 1827 – 7 March 1895), known as Kostandin Kristoforidhi, was an Albanian translator and scholar of Greek descent.
László MagyarAuthor · Maps and atlasesLászló Magyar (1818–1864) was a Hungarian explorer and map-maker of Southwest Africa.
Ľudovít ŠtúrAuthor · BooksĽudovít Štúr (Sk-Ludovit Stur.ogg; 28 October 1815 – 12 January 1856), also known as Ľudovít Velislav Štúr, was a Slovak revolutionary, philosopher, politician and writer.
Marietta ShaginyanAuthor · BooksMarietta Sergeevna Shaginyan (April 2, 1888 – March 20, 1982) was a Soviet writer, historian of Armenian descent.
Martin HattalaAuthor · BooksIllustration — Martin Hattala (1863)
Martinus NijhoffAuthor · BooksIllustration — Martinus Nijhoff (1913)
Matthew ArnoldAuthor · BooksMatthew Arnold (24 December 1822 – 15 April 1888) was an English poet and cultural critic.
Mikhail BakhtinAuthor · BooksMikhail Mikhailovich Bakhtin[1] (mʲɪxɐˈil mʲɪˈxajləvʲɪdʑ bɐxˈtʲin; – 7 March 1975) was a Russian philosopher and literary critic who worked on the philosophy of language, ethics, and…
Pedro Henríquez UreñaAuthor · BooksPedro Henríquez Ureña (June 29, 1884 – May 11, 1946) was a Dominican essayist, philosopher, humanist, philologist and literary critic.
Peter Andreas MunchAuthor · BooksPeter Andreas Munch (15 December 1810 – 25 May 1863), usually known as P. A. Munch, was a Norwegian historian, known for his work on the medieval history of Norway.
Pompeu FabraAuthor · BooksPompeu Fabra i Poch (20 February 1868 – 25 December 1948) was a Catalan engineer, linguist, and grammarian.
Roman JakobsonAuthor · BooksRoman Osipovich Jakobson (born Roman Iosel-Berovich Yakobson; 10 October [O.S. 28 September] 1896 – 18 July 1982) was a Russian linguist and literary theorist.
Samuel ButlerPhotographer · PhotographySamuel Butler (4 December 1835 – 18 June 1902) was an English novelist and critic, best known for the satirical utopian novel Erewhon (1872) and the semi-autobiographical novel The Way of…
Sándor PetőfiAuthor · Books
Sigurður NordalAuthor · BooksSigurður Nordal (14 September 1886 – 21 September 1974) was an Icelandic scholar, writer, and ambassador.
Theodor BergkAuthor · BooksTheodor Bergk (22 May 1812 – 20 July 1881) was a German philologist, an authority on classical Greek poetry.
Theodor NöldekeAuthor · BooksTheodor Nöldeke (lang; born 2 March 1836 – 25 December 1930) was a German orientalist and scholar, originally a student of Heinrich Ewald.
Thomas William Rhys DavidsAuthor · BooksThomas William Rhys Davids (12 May 1843 – 27 December 1922) was a Welsh scholar of the Pāli language and founder of the Pali Text Society.
Tomás Navarro TomásAuthor · Books
Vladimir ProppAuthor · BooksVladimir Yakovlevich Propp (29 April 1895 – 22 August 1970) was a Russian and Soviet folklorist and scholar who analysed the basic structural elements of Russian folk tales to identify…
Wilhelm Heinrich Immanuel BleekPhotographer · PhotographyWilhelm Heinrich Immanuel Bleek (8 March 1827 – 17 August 1875) was a German linguist who lived in the Cape Colony (modern-day South Africa) and developed a particular interest for the…
Wilhelm SchererAuthor · BooksWilhelm Scherer (26 April 18416 August 1886) was a German philologist and historian of literature.
Wilhelm WackernagelAuthor · BooksWilhelm Wackernagel (lang; 23 April 1806, Berlin – 21 December 1869, Basel) was a German-Swiss philologist specializing in Germanic studies.
William MuirAuthor · BooksSir William Muir KCSI (27 April 1819 – 11 July 1905) was a Scottish Orientalist and colonial administrator.

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