Franz Bopp: Quick Facts
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| Born | September 14, 1791 • Mainz |
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| Died | October 23, 1867 (aged 76) • Berlin • Prussia |
| Notable Works | “Über das Conjugationssystem der Sanskritsprache in Vergleichung mit jenem der griechischen, lateinischen, persischen und germanischen Sprache” • “Vergleichende Grammatik des Sanskrit, Zend, Griechischen, Lateinischen, Litthauischen, Altslawischen, Gotischen, und Deutschen” |
| Subjects Of Study | comparative linguistics • Indo-European languages • Sanskrit language • grammar |
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