Sophus Bugge, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Sophus Bugge

Norwegian linguist

Date of Birth: 05-Jan-1833

Place of Birth: Larvik, Vestfold, Norway

Date of Death: 08-Jul-1907

Profession: university teacher, literary critic, literary historian, linguist, runologist

Nationality: Norway

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn

Elseus Sophus Bugge (5 January 1833 – 8 July 1907) was a Norwegian philologist and linguist.
His scholarly work was directed to the study of runic inscriptions and Norse philology.
Bugge is best known for his theories and his work on the runic alphabet and the Poetic Edda and Prose Edda.