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Philologists

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

Äbdilda TäjibaevAuthor · BooksÄbdıldä Täjıbaiūly Täjıbaev (4 February 1909 – 1991) was a Kazakh writer, screenwriter, and playwright. He was named a People's Writer of the Kazakh SSR in 1985.
Abū Muhammad al-Hasan al-HamdānīAuthor · BooksAbū Muḥammad al-Ḥasan ibn Aḥmad ibn Yaʿqūb al-Hamdānī (279/280-333/334 A.H; c. 893947) was an Arab Muslim geographer, chemist, poet, grammarian, historian, and astronomer, from the tribe of…
Adolf ToblerAuthor · BooksAdolf Tobler (24 May 1835 – 18 March 1910) was a Swiss-German linguist and a philologist.
Adolphe PictetAuthor · BooksAdolphe Pictet (11 September 1799 – 20 December 1875) was a Swiss linguist, philologist and ethnologist.
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…
Agnolo PolizianoAuthor · BooksAgnolo (or Angelo) Ambrogini (ˈaɲɲolo ambroˈdʒiːni; 14 July 1454 – 24 September 1494), commonly known as Angelo Poliziano or simply Poliziano, anglicized as Politian, was an Italian…
Agustín YáñezAuthor · Books
Al-ZamakhshariAuthor · BooksAbu al-Qasim Mahmud ibn Umar al-Zamakhshari (1074 –1143) was a medieval Muslim scholar of Iranian descent.
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.
Alfredo BosiAuthor · BooksAlfredo Bosi (26 August 1936 – 7 April 2021) was a Brazilian historian, literary critic, and professor.
Alojz RebulaAuthor · BooksAlojz Rebula (June 21, 1924 – October 23, 2018) was a Slovene writer, playwright, essayist, and translator, and a prominent member of the Slovene minority in Italy.
Anders OlssonAuthor · BooksAnders Olsson (born 19 June 1949) is a Swedish writer, professor of literature at Stockholm University, literary critic and member of the Swedish Academy.
Andrés BelloAuthor · Books
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.
Antonio Núñez JiménezPhotographer · PhotographyAntonio Núñez Jiménez was a Cuban geographer, speleologist, archaeologist, scientist and revolutionary.
Antonio TabucchiAuthor · Books
Åse-Marie NesseAuthor · BooksÅse-Marie Nesse (29 April 1934 – 13 July 2001) was a Norwegian philologist, translator and poet.
Bernhard FörsterAuthor · BooksLudwig Bernhard Förster (31 March 1843 – 3 June 1889) was a German teacher and antisemitic activist.
Besim BokshiAuthor · BooksBesim Bokshi (12 November 1930 – 16 August 2014) was an Albanian poet, linguist and philologist. He served as the president of the Academy of Sciences and Arts of Kosovo during 2008-2011.
Boris UspenskijArtist · PaintingsBoris Andreevich Uspenskij (born 1937, in Moscow) is a Russian linguist, philologist, semiotician, and historian of culture.
Caspar AbelAuthor · BooksCaspar Abel (14 July 1676 – 11 January 1763) was a German theologian, historian and poet.
Chen DiAuthor · BooksIllustration — Statue of Chen Di in Lianjiang County.
Christian Friedrich Wilhelm JacobsAuthor · BooksChristian Friedrich Wilhelm Jacobs (October 6, 1764 – March 30, 1847) a German classical scholar, was born in Gotha.
Claude Charles FaurielAuthor · BooksClaude Charles Fauriel (klod ʃaʁl foʁjɛl; 21 October 1772 – 15 July 1844) was a French historian, philologist and critic.
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.
Dmitry LikhachovAuthor · BooksDmitry Sergeyevich Likhachev (also spelled Dmitrii Likhachev or Dmitry Likhachov; – 30 September 1999) was a Russian medievalist, linguist, and an inmate of Gulag.
Domenico ComparettiAuthor · BooksDomenico Comparetti (27 June 1835 – 20 January 1927) was an Italian scholar. He was born in Rome and died in Florence.
Edward BalcerzanAuthor · BooksEdward Balcerzan (born 13 October 1937) is a Polish literary critic, poet, prose writer, and translator.
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
Étienne PasquierAuthor · BooksÉtienne Pasquier (7 June 1529 – 30 August 30 1615) was a French lawyer and man of letters. He was called to the Paris b
Évelyne TrouillotAuthor · BooksÉvelyne Trouillot (born January 2, 1954) is a Haitian author, writing in French and Creole.
Fernanda PivanoAuthor · BooksIllustration — Fernanda Pivano in 2006
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]
Friedrich August WolfAuthor · BooksFriedrich August Wolf (German: [vɔlf]; 15 February 1759 – 8 August 1824) was a German classicist who is considered the founder of classical and modern philology.
Friedrich Robert FaehlmannAuthor · BooksIllustration — Friedrich R. Faehlmann. Lithograph by Eduard Hau (1838)
Friedrich SylburgAuthor · BooksFriedrich Sylburg (1536 – 17 February 1596) was a German classical scholar.
Geno PampaloniAuthor · BooksGeno Pampaloni (25 November 1918 – 17 January 2001) was an Italian literary critic, journalist, editor, and essayist.
Georg Anton Friedrich AstAuthor · BooksGeorg Anton Friedrich Ast (German: [ast]; 29 December 1778 – 31 December 1841) was a German philosopher and philologist.
Georg Philipp HarsdorfferAuthor · BooksGeorg Philipp Harsdörffer (1 November 1607 – 17 September 1658) was a Jurist, Baroque-period German poet and translator.
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…
Georgi GospodinovAuthor · BooksGeorgi Gospodinov Georgiev (born 7 January 1968) is a Bulgarian writer, poet and playwright.
Gerald GöttingAuthor · BooksGerald Götting (9 June 1923 – 19 May 2015) was a German politician and chairman of the East German Christian Democratic Union (CDU) from 1966 until 1989.
Giorgi KekelidzeAuthor · BooksGiorgi Kekelidze (გიორგი კეკელიძე; born April 10, 1984) is a Georgian poet, essayist and the founder of the first Georgian digital library, lib.ge.
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.
Gonzalo SantonjaAuthor · BooksGonzalo Santonja Gómez-Agero (born 12 October 1952) is a Spanish writer, politician, professor, and literary critic who, As of 2022 has served as Minister of Culture, Tourism, and Sport in…
Gregorio SalvadorAuthor · BooksGregorio Salvador Caja (11 July 1927 – 26 December 2020) was a Spanish linguist specialized in structural semantics.
Guillaume MassieuAuthor · BooksIllustration — Guillaume Massieu
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 Ferdinand MassmannAuthor · BooksIllustration — Hans Ferdinand Massmann.
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).
Harry KemelmanAuthor · BooksHarry Kemelman (November 24, 1908 – December 15, 1996) was an American mystery writer and a professor of English. He was the creator of the fictitious religious sleuth Rabbi David Small.
Heinrich BarthAuthor · BooksJohann Heinrich Barth (lang; 16 February 1821 – 25 November 1865) was a German explorer of Africa and scholar.
Heinrich PaulusAuthor · BooksHeinrich Eberhard Gottlob Paulus (1 September 1761 – 10 August 1851) was a German theologian and critic of the Bible.
Helen VendlerAuthor · BooksHelen Vendler (née Hennessy; April 30, 1933 – April 23, 2024) was an American academic, writer and literary critic.
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.
Hiob LudolfAuthor · BooksHiob or Job Ludolf (Latin: Iobus Ludolfus or Ludolphus; 15 June 1624 – 8 April 1704), also known as Job Leutholf, was a German orientalist, born in Erfurt.
Hovhannes ShirazAuthor · BooksHovhannes Shiraz (April 27, 1915 – March 14, 1984) was an Armenian poet.
Hugo BergmannAuthor · Books) Miranda Short (granddaughter), Ann Greenberg (granddaughter)
Ibn al-QūṭiyyaAuthor · BooksIbn al-Qūṭiyya (ابن القوطية, died 6 November 977), born Muḥammad Ibn ʿUmar Ibn ʿAbd al-ʿAzīz ibn ʾIbrāhīm ibn ʿIsā ibn Muzāḥim (محمد ابن عمر ابن عبد العزيز ابن إبراهيم ابن عيسى ابن مزاحم),…
Ibn DuraidAuthor · BooksAbū Bakr Muhammad ibn al-Ḥasan ibn Duraid al-Azdī al-Baṣrī ad-Dawsī Al-Zahrani (أبو بكر محمد بن الحسن بن دريد بن عتاهية الأزدي البصري الدوسي الزهراني), or Ibn Duraid (إبن دريد) (c.
Ienăchiță VăcărescuAuthor · BooksIenăchiță Văcărescu (jenəˈkit͡sə vəkəˈresku; 1740 – 11 July 1797) was a Wallachian Romanian poet, historian, philologist, and boyar belonging to the Văcărescu family.
Imad ad-Din al-IsfahaniAuthor · BooksMuhammad ibn Hamid (1125 – 20 June 1201), commonly known as Imad al-Din al-Isfahani, was a historian, scholar, and rhetorician.
Ioan Budai-DeleanuAuthor · BooksIon Budai-Deleanu (January 6, 1760 – August 24, 1820) was a Romanian scholar, philologist, historian, poet, and a representative of the Transylvanian School.
Ioan SlaviciAuthor · BooksIoan Slavici (iˈo̯an ˈslavitʃʲ; 18 January 1848 – 17 August 1925) was a Romanian writer and journalist from Austria-Hungary, later Romania.
Ion NegoițescuAuthor · BooksIon Negoiţescu (iˈon neɡo.iˈt͡sesku; also known as Nego; 10 August 1921 – 6 February 1993) was a Romanian literary historian, critic, poet, novelist and memoirist, one of the leading…
Ivan MartinovAuthor · BooksIvan Ivanovich Martinov (the last name also spelled Martynov; 1771 – 1833 in Saint Peterburg) was a Russian botanist and philologist.
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.
Ivonka SurviłaArtist · PaintingsIvonka Survilla (born Iwonka Szymaniec, 11 April 1936) is the President of the Rada of the Belarusian Democratic Republic, a Belarusian government in exile.
Jacob BryantAuthor · BooksJacob Bryant (1715–1804) was an English scholar and mythographer, who has been described as "the outstanding figure among the mythagogues who flourished in the late eighteenth and early…
Jacques BorelAuthor · BooksJacques Borel (17 December 1925 in Paris – 25 September 2002) was a French author best known for his 1965 novel L'Adoration (translated into English as The Bond), which won the Prix…
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.
Jan GruterAuthor · BooksJan Gruter or Gruytère, Latinized as Janus Gruterus (3 December 1560 – 20 September 1627), was a Flemish-born philologist, scholar, and librarian.
János SylvesterAuthor · BooksIllustration — Sylvester letters
Jean TerrassonAuthor · BooksJean Terrasson (31 January 1670 – 15 September 1750), often referred to as the Abbé Terrasson, was a French Catholic priest, author and member of the Académie française.
Jean-François LyotardAuthor · BooksJean-François Lyotard (lang; 10 August 1924 – 21 April 1998)[5] was a French philosopher, sociologist, and literary theorist.
Jean-Jacques BarthélemyAuthor · BooksJean-Jacques Barthélemy (20 January 1716 – 30 April 1795) was a French Catholic clergyman, archaeologist, numismatologist and scholar who became the first person to decipher an extinct…
Jiří KratochvilAuthor · BooksIllustration — Jiří Kratochvil (2017)
Joaquín García IcazbalcetaAuthor · BooksIllustration — Joaquín García Icazbalceta
Johann Christoph AdelungAuthor · BooksJohann Christoph Adelung (8 August 1732 – 10 September 1806) was a German grammarian and philologist.
Johann Christoph GottschedAuthor · BooksJohann Christoph Gottsched (lang; 2 February 1700 – 12 December 1766) was a German philosopher, author, critic and grammarian of the Enlightenment.
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…
Johann Jakob GriesbachAuthor · BooksJohann Jakob Griesbach (4 January 1745 – 24 March 1812) was a German biblical textual critic.
Johann Salomo SemlerAuthor · BooksJohann Salomo Semler (lang; 18 December 1725 – 14 March 1791) was a German church historian, biblical commentator, and critic of ecclesiastical documents and of the history of dogmas.
Johannes AavikAuthor · BooksJohannes Aavik (8 December [O.S. 26 November] 1880 – 18 March 1973) was an Estonian linguist and innovator of the Estonian language.
Johannes AventinusAuthor · Maps and atlasesIllustration from 19th century
Johannes SchefferusArtist · PaintingsJohannes Schefferus (February 2, 1621 – March 26, 1679) was one of the most important Swedish humanists of his time. He was also known as Angelus and is remembered for writing hymns.
John ArgyropoulosAuthor · BooksJohn Argyropoulos (Greek: Ἰωάννης Ἀργυρόπουλος Ioannis Argyropoulos; Italian: Giovanni Argiropulo; surname also spelt Argyropulus, or Argyropulos, or Argyropulo; c.
Joseph von Hammer-PurgstallAuthor · BooksJoseph Freiherr von Hammer-Purgstall (9 June 1774 – 23 November 1856) was an Austrian orientalist, historian and diplomat.
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.
Juan LatinoAuthor · BooksJuan Latino (also known as Juan de Sessa; c. 1518, Ethiopia – c.
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.
Jürgen GrafAuthor · BooksJürgen Graf (15 August 1951 – 14 January 2025) was a Swiss author, teacher and Holocaust denier.
Karl BernhardiAuthor · BooksKarl Christian Sigismund Bernhardi (5 October 1799, Ottrau – 1 August 1874, Kassel) was a German librarian and politician.
Karl DedeciusAuthor · BooksKarl Dedecius (20 May 1921 in Łódź – 26 February 2016) - was a Polish-born German translator of Polish and Russian literature.
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…
Kaspar von BarthAuthor · BooksKaspar von Barth (21 June 1587 – 17 September 1658) was a German philologist and writer.
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.
Leo AllatiusAuthor · BooksLeo Allatius (c. 1586 – January 1669) was a Greek scholar, theologian, and keeper of the Vatican Library.
LeunclaviusAuthor · BooksIllustration — Four-masted Turkish warship, by Leunclavius (1586)

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