Jens Andreas Friis, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Norwegian linguist
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Place of Birth: Sogndalsfjøra, Sogn og Fjordane, Norway
About Jens Andreas Friis
- Jens Andreas Friis (2 May 1821 – 16 February 1896) was a Norwegian philologist, lexicographer and author.
- He was a university professor and a prominent linguist in the languages spoken by the Sami people.
- He is widely recognized as the founder of the studies of the Sami languages.
- Today he is also commonly associated with his novel, Lajla: A New Tale of Finmark which became the basis for a 1929 silent film.
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