Eduard Sievers, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Eduard Sievers

German germanist and linguist

Date of Birth: 25-Nov-1850

Place of Birth: Wahlsburg, Hesse, Germany

Date of Death: 30-Mar-1932

Profession: university teacher, linguist

Nationality: Germany

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius


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About Eduard Sievers

  • Eduard Sievers (25 November 1850, Lippoldsberg – 30 March 1932, Leipzig) was a philologist of the classical and Germanic languages.
  • Sievers was one of the Junggrammatiker of the so-called "Leipzig School".
  • He was one of the most influential historical linguists of the late nineteenth century.
  • He is known for his recovery of the poetic traditions of Germanic languages such as Anglo-Saxon and Old Saxon, as well as for his discovery of Sievers' law.

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