Henry Sweet, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Henry Sweet

British scholar

Date of Birth: 15-Sep-1845

Place of Birth: London

Date of Death: 30-Apr-1912

Profession: university teacher, linguist

Zodiac Sign: Virgo

Henry Sweet (15 September 1845 – 30 April 1912) was an English philologist, phonetician and grammarian.As a philologist, he specialized in the Germanic languages, particularly Old English and Old Norse.
In addition, Sweet published works on larger issues of phonetics and grammar in language and the teaching of languages.
Many of his ideas have remained influential, and a number of his works continue to be in print, being used as course texts at colleges and universities.